Electromyogram (EMG). An electromyogram (EMG) is a neurological test, usually performed by a neurologist, which evaluates the responses of muscles and the nerves that supply them.It is performed by inserting small needles into various muscles that act as stimulating and recording electrodes.he EMG provides the physician with information about the functioning of both the muscle and the nerves that supply that muscle. This can be used to help diagnose various diseases that affect these structures.
Respiratory rate: The number of breaths per minute or, more formally, the number of movements indicative of inspiration and expiration per unit time.In practice, the respiratory rate is usually determined by counting the number of times the chest rises or falls per minute.The aim of measuring respiratory rate is to determine whether the respirations are. normal, abnormally fast (tachypnea), abnormally slow (bradypnea), or nonexistent (apnea).espiratory rate: The number of breaths per minute or, more formally, the number of movements indicative of inspiration and expiration per unit time.
respiratory medicine, clinical sign respiratory rate. Measured as the number of breaths taken every minute. Normal resting adult respiratory rates are from 16-20 breaths per minute. The normal 1 year old infant can have a respiratory rate of 30 breaths per minute. Count the breaths taken in 30 seconds observing the rise and fall of the chest and then multiply this number by 2. (27 Sep 1997).