Easy EMG by Jai Weiss PDF Free Download

Easy EMG: A Guide to Performing Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography PDF is free to use due to aiims doctors efforts which somehow collect it in pdf form for you. You can download instantly via Google Drive link below for clinicians learning nerve conduction studies and electromyography techniques.

Easy EMG (2nd ed) is a concise guide written to demystify nerve conduction studies (NCS) and needle EMG for beginners. The authors explicitly aimed to give “a foundation that is easy to understand”. It’s especially great for learners because it’s freely available (e.g. via medicalstudyzone.org), making it an accessible resource to build your skills in electrodiagnostic medicine.

Key Insights and Tips

• EMG vs. NCS terminology: Students often hear both tests lumped under “EMG.” The book reminds us to use precise terms: nerve conduction studies (NCS) examine nerve fibers, while needle electromyography (EMG) examines muscle electrical activity.
• Simplicity over complexity – instead of drowning you in theory, it explains EMG and NCS like learning the alphabet before reading.
• Built-in video demonstrations – unlike many books, it includes companion videos that show how to do electrode placement and needle insertions.
• Step-by-step clinical logic – every test is linked back to the patient’s history and physical exam, emphasizing EMG as an extension of the neuro exam, not just a machine test.
• Pitfalls chapter – very few EMG texts dedicate an entire chapter to “what can go wrong and how to fix it” (temperature errors, wrong electrode, distance mistakes).
• Practical planning guide – a whole chapter on how to plan your EMG exam for a patient (rare in other texts).
• Real-world clinical cases – e.g., how to distinguish carpal tunnel vs. cervical radiculopathy with actual diagnostic reasoning.
• Tables of normal values – it compiles lab reference ranges in one place so you don’t have to dig through multiple sources.

Chapter-wise Contents of the PDF Free Book with Page Numbers

• Chapter 1 (p.1): What is an EMG?
• Chapter 2 (p.6): Why Perform Electrodiagnostic Studies?
• Chapter 3 (p.9): About the Machine
• Chapter 4 (p.17): Nerve Conduction Studies
• Chapter 5 (p.37): Electromyography (Needle EMG)
• Chapter 6 (p.70): Injuries to Peripheral Nerves
• Chapter 7 (p.76): How to Plan the Exam
• Chapter 8 (p.101): Pitfalls
• Chapter 9 (p.113): Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Chapter 10 (p.121): Ulnar Neuropathy
• Chapter 11 (p.129): Radial Neuropathy
• Chapter 12 (p.135): Radiculopathy
• Chapter 13 (p.139): Spinal Stenosis
• Chapter 14 (p.143): Fibular (Peroneal) Neuropathy
• Chapter 15 (p.150): Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
• Chapter 16 (p.156): Peripheral Polyneuropathy
• Chapter 17 (p.160): Myopathy
• Chapter 18 (p.165): Brachial Plexopathies
• Chapter 19 (p.177): Lumbosacral Plexopathies
• Chapter 20 (p.179): Motor Neuron Diseases
• Chapter 21 (p.186): Critical Illness Neuropathy/Myopathy
• Chapter 22 (p.190): Inflammatory Neuropathies
• Chapter 23 (p.194): Neuromuscular Junction Disorders
• Chapter 24 (p.198): How to Write a Report
• Chapter 25 (p.206): Tables of Normal Values
• Chapter 26 (p.210): Reimbursement

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