Have you ever encountered a patient with progressive patchy weakness in various muscles throughout the body? Have you ever performed an EMG in which the findings don’t always fit perfectly into what you were expecting?  Have you ever wondered whether you even need to perform an EMG in a patient with weakness? Have you ever wondered how much fun it would be to listen to a new episode of Lessons From the Lab? Well, you have come to the right place to find some answers to these questions! Join Drs. Rubin and Narayanaswami as they ponder and discuss many clinical, electrodiagnostic, and practical approaches to an interesting patient with progressive weakness.

Dr. Devon Rubin challenges the father-son combination of Drs. Peter Dyck and Jim Dyck with a case of peripheral neuropathy. Watch to find out whether the patient’s diabetes was the culprit or whether there was another cause. You will not be disappointed as you learn many pearls in the clinical and EDX evaluation of peripheral neuropathy.

Dr. Devon Rubin presents Dr. David Preston with a challenging case of a man with subacute lower extremity weakness. Enjoy the potpourri of information about anticoagulation, A waves, F waves, demyelination, ultrasound, Siri, and so much more!

This episode of Lessons from the Lab should make you laugh, think, and maybe cry as Drs. Rubin and Quan discuss various approaches to the evaluation of patients with suspected motor neuron disease.