A client is scheduled for a diagnostic test to assess the amount of electrical activity within each of the cerebral hemispheres. The nurse realizes that the diagnostic test this client will be having is a(n):
1. myelogram.
2. electroencephalogram.
3. transcranial Doppler sonogram.
4. electromyogram.
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An electroencephalogram or EEG measures the electrical activity of the cerebral hemispheres. A myelogram is an invasive procedure used to visualize obstructions, compression, or herniated intervertebral discs. A transcranial Doppler sonogram measures the velocities of intracranial brain vessels. The electromyogram measures the electrical activity of the peripheral nerves.
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