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Hi, i am schedule to undergo a nerve conduction study on 6/2/15 for pains in my wrists, what illnesses are they looking for?

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Dr. Ronald Krauser answered

Carpal tunnel: they are probably being done to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome.

Answered 1/31/2015

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