Evoked Potential
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During a median nerve preoperative study, a patient has discomfort at the wrist. Stimulation electrodes are 10 mm gold disk, stimulus intensity is 20 mA, and stimulus duration is 100 usec. Which of the following would most likely reduce the patient's discomfort while maintaining adequate stimulation?
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Which of the following would enhance wave I of the BAEP?
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Increase the rate
Increase the intensity
Decrease the analysis time
Decrease the number of repetitions
In BAEPs, wave I can most easily be differentiated from cochlear microphonics based upon
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amplitude
morphology
click polarity
absence in contralateral recording
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