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Radial Head Subluxation (Nursemaids Elbow) #Mechanism #Ortho #Nursemaids #Pulled #Elbow #ALiEM
Radial Head Subluxation ... (Nursemaids Elbow ... ) #Mechanism #Ortho ... Nursemaids #Pulled #Elbow ... #ALiEM
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Respiration None C5 Radial ... Antecubital Fossa Elbow ... Middle Finger Elbow ... L3 Medial Femoral ... differential #diagnosis #Neurology
Elbow Injuries - Epicondyle Fracture (Medial) #EM #Ortho #Medial #Epicondyle #Fracture #Diagram #ALiEM
Elbow Injuries - ... Epicondyle Fracture (Medial ... ) #EM #Ortho #Medial ... Fracture #Diagram #ALiEM
Radial Head Fracture Classification - I: Minimally displaced fracture ≤2 mm. II: Fracture fragment displaced >2
Radial Head Fracture ... IV: Associated elbow ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho ... #Radial #RadialHead ... Classification #ALiEM
Bicep muscle injury - Yergason Test - 1. Position patient's elbow at 90 degrees with thumb
Position patient's elbow ... patient supinate and flex ... elbow against examiner's ... wrist) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... Yergason #Test #ALiEM
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... damage to the radial ... nerve in the radial ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Tapping the radial ... normally elicits elbow ... (supinator) reflex ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #neurology #clinical
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
blinks to threat Cranial ... • Gag reflex ... • Cough reflex ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology
Labral tear - O'Brien Test - 1. Position patient's shoulder in 90 degree flexion, elbow extended,
degree flexion, elbow ... degrees adducted (medial ... up) #Diagnosis #Ortho ... #Test #OBrien #ALiEM
Superficial Abdominal Reflex
Let's recap the Cutaneous-abdominal Reflex.
The skin of the abdomen is stimulated with a movement
Superficial Abdominal Reflex ... movement in the medial ... injury to the pyramidal ... #Neurology #clinical ... #physicalexam #pyramidal