3 Websites Everyone in Medical Electophysiology Should Know about
Electrophysiology is the
biomedical field dealing with the study of electric activity in the
body. Electrophysiology includes the registration and interpretation of the production of
electrical activity and the effects of that electrical activity on the particular organ or the whole body.
Medical Electrophysiology technician uses various digital and electronic devices in order to pick up, record and analyse the bioelectric potential emitted by the various biological systems. The technician has both theoretical and practical training at the college level for three years to be able to work in the following six specialized domains: cardiac, cerebral, neuromuscular, labyrinthic, evoked potential and polysomnography.
1. American Heart Association
borrowed from http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=32157
The website provides all information necessary to understand what are the risks of the most common heart problems like arrythmia, tachycardia, heart attacks, angina (chest pain), etc. The site explains clearly the symptoms and diagnosis as well as the prevention measures and treatments of most heart diseases. Here everyone could also find additional information about congenial heart defects, the cholesterol rates and why it is so important for your heart health. The whole section is devoted to the problem of High Blood Pressure, it's causes, symptoms and risks.
2. Health Line
borrowed from http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/electroencephalogram.htm
The neurological and brain diseases and problems could be detected by the EEG (Electroencephalogram) diagnostic test. This test is also done by the Medical Electrophysiology technician. During the test the technician measures the small electrical impulses, which are created between the brain cells or neurons. EEG can't determine a person's intelligence.
EEG test is primarily used to determine brain disorder (epilepsy) and the type of seizures. In this case normal electrical activity of the brain is altered. EEG tests are also used to check brain injures, ascertain reasons for unexplained faints, check out memory disorders (like Alzheimer's), check for various tumors and brain cancers and diagnose sleep disorders. More information about how the test is made, what are the results, if there are any risks and much more you can find in the site of Health Line.
3. Medscape
borrowed from http://www.cheapcpapsupplies.com/blog/what-is-polysomnography/
Polysomnography or sleep study is used to diagnose the different sleep disorders and problems including sleep apnea syndrome or snoring. During polysomnography test a Medical Electrophysiology technician records brain waves, the oxygen level in your blood, heart rate and breathing, as well as eye and leg movements.
You would like to know more? For examples, sleeping stages or which diorders could be determined with polysomnography test visit the website Medscape and find all information that you really need.
This image gives a general idea of different electrophysiological tests. What does all this mean? How to determine the disorders or ascertain that everything goes well? Well, I am interested in all this as well! That is why I chose Medical Electrophysiology to study at the college.
borrowed from http://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/page/Polysomnography
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