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4MEMORIAL MRI & DIAGNOSTIC (Patient’s Copy)
ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT EMG / NCV TESTING
Why am I being sent to the EMG
lab for tests?
How should I prepare for the test?
You are being sent to have an
Tell the individual testing you if you
EMG/NCV test because you have
are taking aspirin, any blood thinners
pain, numbness, tingling, weakness,
(like Coumadin
), have a pacemaker,
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or muscle cramping that may be
or have hemophilia. Take a bath or
associated with a Neurological
shower prior to the test to remove oil
disorder. The most common of these
from your skin. DO NOT USE ANY
disorders is a “pinched” or entrapped
BODY LOTION ON THE DAY OF
nerve, although other contributors
TESTING. Lotion will render the
such as diabetes could be a factor. An
sticky electrodes useless, and you
EMG/NCV is an excellent tool in
will have to reschedule your
determining the cause of your
appointment.
symptoms and discomfort.
How long will these tests take?
When will I know the results?
The entire test usually takes
The Neurologist who interprets the
anywhere from 30-90 minutes
date will forward a report to your
depending of the findings. You can
physician within 48-72 hours. After
perform common activities the day of
your report comes in, check with
testing such as eating, driving, and
your ordering physician about a
exercising before and after the test.
follow up appointment and for the
There are no lasting side effects.
next step in your care.
Minor side effects may include
soreness and slight pain in the tested
areas.
What exactly is being tested?
What kinds of training do medical
The EMG portion of the test checks
doctors does who interpret
for the integrity of the nerve (it’s
EMG’s?
functional capacity) at the nerve root.
Doctors who do EMG’s go to 4 years
The NCV portion of the test checks
of medical school and then up to 4
for the Velocity of the messages that
more years of training in a residency
are being transmitted through various
program. In addition, some doctor’s
nerve routes from point “A to B”.
may choose to go through an
Normal values determine whether or
Electrodiagnostic Fellowship to
not your nerve functions fall within
further increase their knowledge in
normal limits, or if they fall outside
this diagnostic arena. Your
of these values and where the
interpreting physician has gone
problem exists in the body.
through each of these various training
programs.
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