The physician has ordered a somatosensory evoked responses (SERs) test for a patient you are caring for. You know that this test is used to diagnose what?
A) Peripheral sensory deficits
B) Demyelinating diseases
C) Brainstem deficits
D) Diabetic neuropathies
Ans: B
Chapter: 60
Client Needs: D-4
Cognitive Level: Analysis
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Process: Nursing Process
Objective: 5
Page and Header: 1854, Diagnostic Evaluation
Feedback: SERs are used to detect deficits in spinal cord or peripheral nerve conduction and to monitor spinal cord function during surgical procedures. The test is also useful in the diagnosis of demyelinating diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and polyneuropathies, where nerve conduction is slowed. The test is not done to diagnose peripheral sensory deficits, brainstem deficits, or diabetic neuropathies.
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