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64 yo female in today for EMG LLE. I go to mark the EDB and AH, and when I touch her with the sharpie marker, she jumps and gasps - "Sorry, I'm just nervous." A minute later I touch her with the stimulator and she almost jumps off the table - and I didn't even do a stim yet.
At 50 mA stim over the peroneal and no response yet she says "are we done yet?" No.
When I stim below the fibular head "Is that it?" No. I'll let you know when we are done.
The H-reflex was a lot of fun, especially when I got up around 50 mA at 500 mcS.
When I do the needle exam, she jumps again when my gloved hand touches her. I tell her I need her to hold still so I can insert the needle. After I've already stuck her and am exploring the muscle she says "When are you going to stick me?"
When I needled the FDIP, despite holding her foot down, she jumped so hard the needle came out and I had to stick her again.
I've never sedated someone for an EMG, but boy, did I want to today...
At 50 mA stim over the peroneal and no response yet she says "are we done yet?" No.
When I stim below the fibular head "Is that it?" No. I'll let you know when we are done.
The H-reflex was a lot of fun, especially when I got up around 50 mA at 500 mcS.
When I do the needle exam, she jumps again when my gloved hand touches her. I tell her I need her to hold still so I can insert the needle. After I've already stuck her and am exploring the muscle she says "When are you going to stick me?"
When I needled the FDIP, despite holding her foot down, she jumped so hard the needle came out and I had to stick her again.
I've never sedated someone for an EMG, but boy, did I want to today...