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1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
nerve function ... Ask your patient ... salute- median/ ... #finger #Physicalexam ... #clinical #video
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... ) Finger: • Mexion ... aracteristic "claw hand ... nerve in the radial ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Median Nerve Tension ... Nerve Peripheral ... forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... #video #physicalexam
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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onto outstretched hand ... variable gross wrist ... styloid fracture, median ... nerve injury, acute ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... - Radial Nerve Palsy ... Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #orthopedics #msk
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
Median Nerve Tension ... Nerve Peripheral ... forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... #video #physicalexam
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
no longer sitting ... onto outstretched hand ... styloid fracture, median ... nerve injury ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Nerve Palsy as ... finger/wrist drop ... both supination and ... Drop #clinical # ... video #physicalexam
Hoffman's sign. Even in this specific case, accompanied by a clonus outline (rhythmic contractions). The median
The median nerve ... . 2) Ask the patient ... to relax the hand ... Positive #Abnormal #clinical ... video #neurology #PhysicalExam
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
extension and wrist ... consisting of finger ... Reflex #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk