A client is scheduled for somatosensory evoked potentials. The nurse realizes this test is used to help diagnose which of the following disorders? (Select all that apply.)
1. Multiple sclerosis
2. Radiculopathies
3. Myasthenia gravis
4. Peripheral nerve function
5. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
6. Huntington's chorea
2, 4, 5
Somatosensory evoked potentials are used to measure time in meters per second from the stimulation of a peripheral nerve through the response. It is useful in the evaluation of radiculopathies and peripheral nerve function and the diagnosis of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. This diagnostic test is not used for multiple sclerosis, myasthenia gravis, or Huntington's chorea.
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