Question

Complains of muscle weakness or numbness, to test electrical activity of

muscle.
Select one:
a. Electromyography (EMG)
b. Electrocardiography
(ECG)
c. Electrophonography
(EPG)
d. Electrohydrography (EHG)

Answer 1

Electromyography (EMG), option A

Step-by-step explanation:

If a patient is complaining of muscle weakness or numbness, the diagnostic test that will be ordered to assess the electrical activity of muscle is known as an electromyography (EMG). This procedure involves inserting needle electrodes into muscles beneath the skin and transmitting electrical impulses that will activate the muscle and cause it to contract. The extent to which the muscle contracts can indicate how fatigued or weak/numb the muscle is.

Electrocardiography (ECG) is used to measure electrical activity in the heart. Electrophonography and electrohydrography, if actual diagnostic tools, are not used significant amounts in clinical practice, but I doubt their existence.

Therefore, option A, electromyography is the test used for activity of muscle.