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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 ... Neuropathy Elbow extension ... forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger extension ... #Tension #Test
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger extension ... rotation → elbow extension ... #Tension #Test
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... C7 (median) • Extension ... C8 (median) • Extension ... Wrist drop - Occurs ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral wrist ... swelling to dorsal wrist ... , pain with wrist ... extension • ... #Dislocation #Wrist
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... side of the wrist ... elbow flexion, wrist ... extension and wrist ... #orthopedics #msk
Spurling's Test for Cervical Nerve Root Compression

With the neck in slight extension, ipsilateral flexion and rotation,
With the neck in slight ... extension, ipsilateral ... rotation, provide an axial ... Radiculopathy #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #msk
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... palpating the ECU tendon ... The patient radially ... aspect of the wrist ... #physicalexam #msk
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... Nerves: Brainstem ... • Pupillary light ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... Reflexes: • Deep tendon