Neurology technician vs veterinary technician

Differences between neurology technician and veterinary technician duties and responsibilities

Neurology technician example responsibilities.

• Perform electroencephalograms (EEG) and nerve conduction studies (NCS).
• Perform patient preparations and anesthesia for emergency and/or specialize surgical procedures of extremely critical patients.
• Educate the community about responsible pet ownership and wildlife care.
• Perform various animal dosing techniques such as oral and iv administration.
• Care for and monitor the condition of animals recovering from surgery.
• Enter in all private insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare information.
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Veterinary technician example responsibilities.

• Manage tech appointments, suture removal, bandage removal and placement, CPR and emergency care when need.
• Manage operational and administrative functions such as training/supervising new employees, issuing prescriptions, and documenting pet insurance applications and transactions.
• Advance medical procedures such as intravenous catheter placement, anesthetic monitoring, and nasal catheter placement.
• Provide specialize nursing care, administer treatments to hospitalize patients, catheter placement and provide post operative care.
• Assist in surgical preparation of patients and maintain status during surgical procedures including monitoring and adjusting anesthesia base on patient status.
• Conduct routine health procedures on dogs and non-human primates, including dentistry and TB testing.
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