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

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

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

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Nerve Tension Test ... (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic ... external rotation → elbow ... Peripheral #Nerve #Neurodynamic ... #orthopedics #neurology
Bicep muscle injury - Yergason Test - 1. Position patient's elbow at 90 degrees with thumb
injury - Yergason Test ... Position patient's elbow ... supinate and flex elbow ... Bicep #Yergason #Test ... #ALiEM
Infraspinatus scapular rotation test - Patient has pain when externally rotates shoulder against resistance (with elbow
scapular rotation test ... resistance (with elbow ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #ALiEM
Labral tear - Crank Test 1. Position patient's arm in 90 degree abduction and elbow flexion
Labral tear - Crank Test ... abduction and elbow ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #Crank #ALiEM
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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• Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... , ESR, CRP • Urodynamic ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
tear - O'Brien Test ... degree flexion, elbow ... #RotatorCuff #Test ... #OBrien #ALiEM
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Test downward eye ... Test if patient ... document response (tests ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
A complex heterogenous fluid collection (*) and scrotal wall thickening (arrow) #Clinical #EM #Urology #Radiology #POCUS
#Clinical #EM #Urology ... #Radiology #POCUS ... Scrotal #Thickening #ALiEM
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... normally elicits elbow ... Inverted #Supinator #Test ... #Reflex #neurology