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EDX Lab Tables
A very large patient was referred to the lab and when he sat on the EMG table it creaked. This led us to wonder about weight limits of the tables we use in our EDX lab locations. Seems like many stanfard medical tables have a 400 pound "limit." We have researched this and there are baraiatric tables with weight limits up to 600 pounds. Is there any standard on this from AANEM? I would be curious to know if anyone else has had any issues with this or if there have been any problems. Does anyone have disclaimers about weight limits on medical exam tables, similar to what is done with MRIs? Thanks.
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