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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Erb's Palsy is caused ... aracteristic "claw hand ... palsy" is a common cause ... Dislocation - May cause ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... with the distal radius ... with the distal radius ... onto outstretched hand ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG

70 year old patient with chronic atrial fibrillation on an antiarrhythmic presented with
Flecainide Toxicity on ECG ... presented with nausea ... and hypotension ... Potassium normal and ... #Cardiology #Clinical
Hydrophobia on Physical Examination

Seen in the late stages of rabies.  Caused by painful paroxysmal contractions
late stages of rabies ... Caused by painful ... paroxysmal contractions and ... #Hydrophobia #PhysicalExam ... video #neurology #rabies
There are two patterns of T-wave abnormality in Wellens’ syndrome:
-Type A = Biphasic, with initial positivity
negativity (25% of cases ... Type B = Deeply and ... inverted (75% of cases ... ) #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #Wellens
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ECG Definition and Causes
 • Wide Complex Tachycardia (WCT) is a cardiac
Tachycardia - ECG ... Definition and ... Causes • Wide ... WCT #diagnosis #cardiology ... #ekg #ecg #electrocardiogram
Radial Fracture Due to Parathyroid Carcinoma- ...A plain radiograph of the left arm showed a diaphyseal
Radial Fracture ... showed a diaphyseal radial ... appearance of the radius ... which is a rare cause ... #clinical #radiology
EKG in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
The sensitivity and specificity for EKG findings in acute PE are low.
EKG
The sensitivity and ... EKG is helpful in ... evaluating for other causes ... in relation to ECG ... AcutePE #diagnosis #cardiology
ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia

ST segment elevations with straight (horizontal, upsloping or downsloping) or
, on the other hand ... less likely to be caused ... the underlying cause ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #ECG #EKG #STEMI
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... The other cause ... nonproductive cough and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial