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Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Paper - Radial ... OK Sign - Anterior ... #PhysicalExam # ... RockPaperScissors #Radial ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm #Injury
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma ... leads to optic nerve ... damage & blindness Signs ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... anterior interosseous nerve ... brachial artery injury ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay
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 ... ), ligamentous injury ... dislocation + radial ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Stimulation of nerve ... Swelling notable on Xray ... drift of fingers, radial ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
Traumatic brain injury ... meningeal irritation signs ... angle-closure glaucoma ... the trigeminal nerve ... differential #diagnosis #ophthalmology
Secondary Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Open-Angle Secondary Glaucoma:
 • Pre-trabecular defect -> Aqueous outflow is obstructed
ganglion cell injury ... damage to optic nerve ... factors, oxidative injury ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Risk factors -> Incr IOP, Incr age, African-American
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma ... ganglion cell injury ... factors, oxidative injury ... #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... : • Severe injury ... threat Cranial Nerves ... • Examine for signs ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam