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Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... and Myotomes Reflexes ... : • Knee - L2 ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Motor Function Shoulder ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
The knee should ... extension of the knee ... Traction #Lower #Extremity ... #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity ... Next, flex and extend ... the hips, the knees ... LowerExtremity #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Bigelow method: FLEX ... Affected hip and knee ... #Management #Summary
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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Tuberculosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... numbness, decreased reflexes ... of bacilli to bone ... damage - CXR should
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
Newborn Infant - ... When the diagnosis ... This reflex is not ... #Newborn #Infant ... #PhysicalExam #
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
affected part should ... • Diagnosis: ... cord function and reflex ... bulbocarvenosus reflex ... #Emergencies #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... paralysis of all extremity ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... #management #neurology