title: Electrodiagnostic studies.
abstract: This article overviews electrodiagnostic tests that provide evidence-based data in the treatment and management of abnormalities in nerves and muscles. There is a focused review on cardiac tests, nerve-conduction tests, low-back pain tests, seizure and epilepsy tests, and obstructive sleep apnea electrodiagnostic tests. Case reports demonstrate how these electrophysiologic tests can provide specific data about the location and underlying causative factors of abnormalities in the nerves and muscles that routine diagnostic tests cannot differentiate.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Austin Peay State University, PO Box 4658, Clarksville, TN 37044, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ellison
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Moodt
authors.forename: Francisca Cisneros
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Farrar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000175:diagnosis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004568:Electrodiagnosis / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards; D004576:Electromyography / Q000379:methods; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D020181:Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Q000175:diagnosis