The patient must have nothing by mouth (NPO) 6 hours prior to the exam. The Radiologist will write the pre-operative orders. Pre-labs of CBC, PT, (PTT) may be ordered. The patient should continue all oral meds especially anti-hypertensive medications.
A chronograph is a specific type of watch that is used as a stopwatch combined with a display watch. A basic chronograph has an independent sweep second hand; it can be started, stopped, and returned to zero by successive pressure on the stem. Less simple chronographs use additional complications and can have multiple independent hands to measure seconds, minutes, hours and even tenths of a second.
An EEG, or electroencephalograph, is a test to measure brain activity. During an EEG, numerous electrodes in the form of patches are applied to the head. These electrodes detect the electrical activity in the brain, and a graph of that activity is generated.