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Sensory nerve conduction study normal values

Topic: Pharmacology

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Last modified on Wednesday, December 31 1969.

You are performing a sensory nerve conduction test on an adult.
You are testing the median nerve, recording at the second finger.
Which of the following is the best choice for the conduction velocity?

 
        A) ≥ 50 m/s
 
        B) ≥ 42 m/s
 
        C) ≥ 41 m/s
 
        D) ≥ 40 m/s
 
        E) ≥ 45 m/s
 

 


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A) ≥ 50 m/s

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When performing a motor nerve conduction test on the median nerve, testing at the second finger, the standard conduction velocity is ≥50 m/s.  (See References)

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B) ≥ 42 m/s

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When performing a motor nerve conduction test on the median nerve, testing at the second finger, the standard conduction velocity is ≥50 m/s.  (See References)

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C) ≥ 41 m/s

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When performing a motor nerve conduction test on the median nerve, testing at the second finger, the standard conduction velocity is ≥50 m/s.  (See References)

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D) ≥ 40 m/s

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When performing a motor nerve conduction test on the median nerve, testing at the second finger, the standard conduction velocity is ≥50 m/s.  (See References)

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E) ≥ 45 m/s

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When performing a motor nerve conduction test on the median nerve, testing at the second finger, the standard conduction velocity is ≥50 m/s.  (See References)

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References:

1. Preston, D.C., and Shapiro, B.E. (2005). Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders: Clinical-Electrophysiologic Correlations, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, Philadelphia. Pp. 663-666.
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