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Ch. 9 Electrodiagnostic medicine I: Fundamental Principles Flashcards

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What is saltatory conduction?

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Action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to another

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What kind of voltage-gated channels do myelinated nerves lack and contain?

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Voltage-gated potassium channels

Only contain voltage-gated Na channels

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What are the differences in nerve AP b/w men and women?

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Women have inc antidromic sensory nerve amp in median and ulnar nerves
Women have great NCV for upper and lower limbs

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How is SNAP affected by age?

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CV declines 1-2m/s per decade
Duration 10-15% longer in 40-60 yo and 20% longer in 70-88 yo
Amp 1/2 in 40-60 yo and 1/3 in 70-88 yo

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Newborn’s motor NCV are ___ that of adults

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1/2

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When do children’s NCV reach that of adults?

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3-5 yo

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What happens to NCV after 50 yo?

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Fastest motor fibers decline by 1-2m/s per decade
Inc in distal motor latency
Dec in motor amp

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How does height affect NCV?

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Slower lower limb NCV in taller patients

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What is the most influencing factors on NCV?

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Temperature

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How does temperature affect NCV?

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As temp lowers the amount of current required to generate an AP inc and reduces NCV

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How does temperature affect CMAP and SNAP?

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Inc Amp, duration, rise time and area

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With every __ drop in temperature there is a ___ decrease in conduction velocity

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1 deg C temp dec 2.4 m/s dec in CV

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What should the minimum temperature of limbs be when doing NCS?

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32 deg C in upper

30 deg C in lower

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What is an antidromic technique?

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Induced neural impulse propagates along the nerve in a direction opposite to its physiologic direction

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What is an orthodromic technique?

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Impulses propagate in direction along the nerve in physiologic direction

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What is a mixed nerve repsonse?

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Component of both othrodromic and antidromic responses

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What is the shape of a SNAP waveform?

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Biphasic negative-positive potential

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How can distance b/w active and recording electrodes change SNAP?

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Distance <40 mm amp dec and peak latency shortens

Distance > 40 mm neg peak amp will not grow but terminal + phase will change configuration

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What is normal insertional activity?

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Inserting needle into muscle results in brief bursts of electrical potentials

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What is decreased insertional activity?

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Few or no electrical waveforms when needle inserted in fibrous or electrically inexcitable tissue

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What is increased insertional activity?

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Insertional activity persists after needle movememnet cessation

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What is a miniature end-plate potential?

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Waveform is short duration (0.5-2 ms), small (10-50uV), irregularly occuring (1/~5 sec per axon terminal) monophasic negative waveform

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What do miniature end-plate potential represent?

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Random release of Ach vesicles

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What doe miniature end plate potentials (MEPPs) sound like?

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Seashell murmur

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What is an end-plate spike?
Short duration (3-4 ms) of moderate amp (100-200uV) irregularly firing and biphasic with initial negative deflection when needle placed near the end-plate region
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How can one differentiate a PSW from an end-plate spike?
PSW and fibs have a regular firing rate and slowly trail off | End-plate spikes are irregular
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What is a motor unit?
One anterior horn cell, its axon and the single musce fibers supplied by that nerve
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What is a motor unit action potential (MUAP)?
Electrical activity from all muslce fibers summates together
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What is the MUAP amplitude?
maximum peak to peak CRT trace displacement
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What is the rise time of a MUAP?
Temporal aspect of a potential's peak
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What is the duration of a MUAP?
Depature from and return to baseline
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What are phases of MUAP?
Number of baseline crossings plus one
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What is peak-to-peak MUAP amp arised from?
<12 single muscle fibers located w/in 0.5 mm of needle electrode
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What is the shape of a MUAP?
Triphasic: positive-negative-positive
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What are polyphasic potentials?
MUAPs with 5 or more phases
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What are satellite potentials?
Late waves linked to the rest of the waveform
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What is collateral sprouting?
Denervated muscle fibers induce nearby terminal axons of intact nerves to send out neural projections to reinnervate orphaned muscle fibers
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What do neurogenic diseased MUAPS look like?
Larger amplitude, longer-duration and highly polyphasic MUAPs
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What do myopathic MUAP's look like?
Shorter-duration, highly polyphasic, low-amplitude
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Where is a muscle's end-plate or motor point located?
Midway b/w muscles origin and insertion where active electrode is placed to record a CMAP
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Where is the reference electrode placed to record a CMAP?
On or distal to the tendinous insertion of the muscle
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What does a positive deflection preceding the negative phase of a CMAP mean?
The active electrode is off of the motor point
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What are fibrillation potentials?
Regularly firing spontaneous depolarization of denervated a single muscle fiber
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What do fibrillation potentials look like?
<5 ms duration <1 mV amp Fire b/w 1-15 Hz
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What do fibrillation potentials sound like?
Rain on a tin roof
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What are PSW?
Waveforms recorded from a single muscle fiber w/ unstable resting membrane potential secondary to denervation or intrinsic muscle disease
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What does a PSW look like?
Large primary sharp deflection followed by a small neg potential Duration of 100 ms or longer
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What doe PSW sound like?
Regular firing rate (1-15Hz) and a dull thud sound
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Where can transient runs of "PSW appearing potentials" be found?
Paraspinal, hand and foot intrinsic muscles
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What is a complex repetitive discharge?
Spontaneously firing group of action potentials that stop abruptly
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What do complex repetitive discharges look like?
Continuous run of simple or complex spike patterns that repeat at 0.3-150 Hz
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What doe complex repetitive discharges sound like?
Heavy machinery or idling motorcycle
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What cannot effect CRDs?
Curare or nerve blocks
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What do CRD's indicate?
Chronic process of a group of muscle fibers becoming separated from their NMJ's
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What is myotonia?
Delayed muscle relaxation after muscle contraction
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What is percussion myotonia?
Delayed muscle relaxation after activation with a reflex hammer
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What does "warm up" do to myotonia?
Continued muscle contraction lessens myotonia
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What is a fasciculation?
Visible contraction of a portion of a muscle
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What is a fasciculation potential?
Electrically summated voltage of depolarzing muscle fibers belonging to all or part of one motor unit
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Describe fasciculation potentials
Discharge 1Hz to many/min Irregular and random No under voluntary control Influenced by mild contraction of agonist or antagonist muscles
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Fasciculation potentials occur in ___
``` Normal foot intrisics or gastrosoleus muscles Motor neuron disorders Radiculopathies Entrapment neuropathies Cervical spondylotic myelopathy Metabolic disturbances ```
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What is myokymia?
Rippling movement or "bag of worms" movement of the skin
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What is a myokymic discharge?
Bursts of normal appearing group of motor units with interburst intervals of electrical silence
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Describe myokymic discharges
Firing rate 0.1-10 Hz in semirhythmic pattern
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What do myokymic discharges sound like?
Sputtering of a low-powered motorboat engine
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What can facial myokimc potentials be seen in?
Multiple sclerosis | Brainstem neoplasm
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What can segmental myokymic discharges be seen in?
Syringomyelia | Radiculopathies
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What can generalized myokymic discharges be seen in?
Uremia Thyrotoxicosis Inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy Issac's syndrome
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What can limb myokymic discharges be seen in?
Radiation plexopathy | Chronic compressive neuropathies
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What is seen on EMG in stiff man syndrome?
Normal MUAPs producing a sustained discharge pattern in agonist and antagonist muscles
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What can induce cramps?
Hyponatremia Hypocalcemia Vitamin deficiency Peripheral neuropathies
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How can cramps be induced in the calf muscles of normal patients?
Exercises Abnormal positioning maintained fixed position for a prolonged period
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What is seen on EMG in a cramped muscle?
Multiple motor units firing b/w 40-60 Hz up to 20-300 Hz
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What is tetany?
Spontaneous muscle twitiching, cramps and carpopedal spasm
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What is Chvostek's sign?
Inducing tetany by tapping the facial nerve
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What is the peroneal sign?
Inducing tetany by tapping the peroneal nerve at the fibular head
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What is Trousseau's sign?
Placing BP cuff around arm for 3 minutes inducing hand tetany
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Describe a motor unit potential in tetany
Fires rapidly with inderdischarge interval of 2-20 ms Doublet: fires twice Triplet: fires 3 times Multiplet: fires >3 times
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How does Seddon classify nerve injury?
Combo of functional status and histologic appearance
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How is neurapraxia?
Mild degree of neural insult that results in conduction block of impulse across the affected segment
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Describe EMG in neurapraxia
No fibs should be seen as axon is intact and muscle innervation maintained
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What is axontmesis?
Only axon is disrupted w/ preserved perineurium and epineurium causes wallerian degeneration
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What is the prognosis of axontmesis?
Good with axonal regeneration
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What is neurotmesis?
Complete disruption of axon and all supporting CT structures.
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What is the prognosis of neurotmesis?
Poor prognosis for complete recovery and requires surgery
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How does Sunderland classify nerve injury?
Trauma with respect to the axon and supporting CT
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What does compression neuropathy cause?
Thinning of myelin and widening of nodes of Ranvier, causing slowing of latency and velocity on NCS
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What are the two types of electrodes used in EMG/NS?
Surface and needle
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Describe a monopolar needle
Solid, stainless steel shaft coated in Teflon except bare metal tip which acts as the recording surface
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Describe a concentric needle
Hollow, stainless steel hypodermic needle with central platinum or Nichrome-silver wire surrounded by expoxy resin
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Where are the ground and reference in the monopolar needle?
Separate from needle
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Where are the ground and reference in the concentric needle?
Ground is separate and reference in cannula
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Describe pros and cons of the monopolar needle
Wider recording territory Distant reference makes recording "noisy" Teflon coating dec patient discomfort
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Describe pros and cons of the concentric needle
Active and reference electrodes close together making them quieter More discomfort
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Describe motor units found with concentric needles compared to monopolar
Smaller amp Fewer phases Comparable duration Less distant motor unit activity
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Describe a single-fiber electrode
Modified modified concentric needle with small 25 um recording port opposite of electrodes bevel
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What is an amplifier?
Device w/ ability to magnify wanted signals and minimize unwanted signals or noise
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Which amplifier is connected to the active electrode?
Noninverting amplifer
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Which amplifier is connected to the reference electrode?
Inverting amplifier
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What does a high-frequency filter do?
Eliminates frequencies higher than its numeric designation and permits lower frequencies to pass
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What does a low-frequency filter do?
Eliminates frequencies lower than its numeric designation and permits higher frequencies to pass
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Is the stimulating cathode negative or positive?
Negative
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Is the stimulating anode negative or positive?
Positive
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Describe the optimal condition of the patients skin during EMG/NCS
Dry without perspiration, lotion, make up or other surface conductors
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Where should the ground electrode be placed?
Between active and reference electrodes
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What is the most effective what to reduce stimulus artifact?
Rotate anode about cathode

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