test
| reason
| date
| date
| results and comments
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Nerve Conduction Studies | document type of pn | | | |
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| | | | long distal latency? | Yes/No |
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Somatosensory Evoked Potentials | MS, cord involvement | | | |
Visual Evoked Potentials | MS | | | |
MRI-brian | MS | | | |
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Tilt Table | Autonomic | | | |
Sweat Test | Autonomic | | | |
Quantitative Sensory Testing | document sensory loss | | | |
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Fat Aspirate | Amyloid | | | |
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Sural Nerve biopsy | vasculitis | | | |
skin biopsy to count nerves | document loss | | | |
skin biopsy for immune complexes | connective tissue w/u | | | |
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Muscle Biopsy | | | | |
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Spinal Stenosis Eval | pressure on nerves in spine | | | write major findings here |
MRIs | | | | |
cervical spine | | | | |
thoracic spine | | | | |
lumbar spine | | | | |
Flexion-Extension Xrays | | | | |
cervical spine | | | | |
thoracic spine | | | | |
lumbar spine | | | | |
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Bladder Studies | | | | |
cystometrics | neurognic bladder? | | | |
Bowel Studies | | | | |
rectal manometry | Neurogenic bowel? | | | |
Gastric Emptying | neurogenic stomach? | | | |
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Remember: Always ask for copies of your lab tests and record the results on the flow sheets. Keep sheets on your computer fill in by hand--whatever works for YOU! |