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Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
in slight extension ... reproduction of symptoms ... #physicalexam #msk ... #orthopedics #sports ... #neck #compression
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... extensionneck ... positive with symptom ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Neuropathy Elbow ... forearm supination → wrist ... shoulder abduction → neck ... #physicalexam #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... (ECU) Synergy Test ... aspect of the wrist ... #extensor #carpi ... #physicalexam #msk
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... Carpi Ulnaris (ECU ... extends from the elbow ... What are the symptoms ... #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... threat Cranial Nerves ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... • If ok with ICU ... flexed at the elbow
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... the legs and the extensors ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... brain and/or optic nerve