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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
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
Septic Olecranon ... pain over her olecranon ... What is the best ... #Septic #Olecranon ... Bursitis #POCUS #Elbow
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
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Nerve Tension Test ... Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests ... external rotation → elbow ... Nerve #Tension #Test ... #orthopedics #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Nerve Tension Test ... Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests ... Neuropathy Elbow ... Nerve #Tension #Test ... #orthopedics #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
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the patient's elbow ... the patient's elbow ... just above the olecranon ... Achilles reflex is best
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