CCNT case studies
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The Certified Clinical Neurophysiology Technologist (CCNT) credential, awarded through ABRET, is a professional certification for technologists who record and monitor clinical neurophysiology studies across EEG, evoked potentials, and nerve conduction/EMG settings. It signals that a technologist can independently set up, acquire, and recognize clinically meaningful data while protecting patient safety. The CCNT case studies are 5 cases and about 2,636 words.
1Sharply Contoured Activity Over a Craniectomy Defect
A 62-year-old man is on day 5 of ICU care after a right decompressive hemicraniectomy for malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. He remains intubated and sedated with propofol, and the team has ordered continuous EEG because of intermittent right-sided facial and arm twitching.
589 words, about 3 min2Shared Power Strip and 60 Hz Artifact in the NICU
A 3-day-old born at 38 weeks with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is undergoing therapeutic hypothermia in the NICU. You are called to perform a 60-minute EEG.
557 words, about 3 min3Unilateral SSEP Change During Scoliosis Surgery
A 14-year-old girl with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is undergoing posterior spinal fusion from T4 to L1. Baseline posterior tibial SSEPs are present bilaterally with P37 latencies of 38.2 ms (left) and 38.6 ms (right) and amplitudes of 1.8 µV and 2.0 µV.
496 words, about 2 min4NCS in a Patient with a Pacemaker and Cold Hands
A 74-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and a dual-chamber pacemaker is referred for NCS and EMG because of 6 months of numbness and tingling in the right thumb, index, and middle fingers that wakes her at night. She also reports mild bilateral foot numbness.
489 words, about 2 min5EEG Requested for Brain Death While Propofol Is Running
A 34-year-old man is in the ICU 4 days after cardiac arrest. He is intubated, on propofol and fentanyl infusions, and has been maintained at 36.5 °C for 24 hours.
505 words, about 3 min