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Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Median Nerve Tension ... Nerve Peripheral ... Neuropathy Elbow extension ... #Nerve #Tension ... #Test #Peripheral
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... Nerve Peripheral ... rotation → elbow extension ... #Nerve #Tension ... #Test #Peripheral
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
musculocutaneous) • Extension ... ) • Extension ... • Extension - C7 ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... sensory #motor #arm
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
extension • ... styloid fracture, median ... nerve injury ... • ED Management ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
Complications are ... ulna, pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... fractures • ED Management ... #Management #Orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... threat Cranial Nerves ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon ... Decorticate posturing: Arms
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
paresthesias (carpal ... ~5th decade → peripheral ... Differential Diagnosis ... glucose suppression test ... for adenoma • Medical
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the side of a nerve ... triceps muscle with extension ... the supporting arm ... a pin from the periphery ... forcible flexion or extension
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... determine if stress test ... - Aortic - Peripheral ... events or death (CARP ... and surgical management
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
the legs and the extensors ... of the arms (pyramidal ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... brain and/or optic nerve ... #neurology #differential