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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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• Extension of wrist ... & adduction) OK ... Sign - AIN (Anterior ... #Injury #UpperExtremities ... #diagnosis #neurology
Anterior Interosseous Peripheral Nerve Injury 

Manifested as the inability to make the OK sign.

by Dr. Boby
Injury Manifested ... sign. ... #OK #Sign #OKSign ... #physicalexam # ... msk #sports #neurology
Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... - Radial Nerve Palsy ... #Drop #Radial # ... Nerve #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #sports #neurology
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
OK Sign - Interosseous ... Nerve Injury ... #Injury #Finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #msk #orthopedics
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
the peripheral nerve ... Ask your patient ... median/ulnar) 2) OK ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... Physicalexam #clinical
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
drop - Occurs after ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
anterior interosseous nerve ... [can't make A-OK ... sign] most common ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Nerves: Brainstem ... • Examine for signs ... in coma) • If ok ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose