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Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
trauma DISTAL RADIUS ... Painful balottement test ... , Painful radial ... #Rules radius # ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Supracondylar (4%), Radius ... Flexion Paper - Radial ... • Extension of wrist ... Supracondylar (2%), Radius ... Supracondylar (5%), Radius
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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Distal Radius Fracture ... Distal radius ... variable gross wrist ... , median nerve injury ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
with upper limb fractures ... Paper - Radial ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... RockPaperScissors #Radial
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
with the distal radius ... with the distal radius ... , triquetrum), radial ... , median nerve injury ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Allen’s Test for Collateral Circulation

For the Allen test, you apply pressure to the radial and ulnar
Allen’s Test for ... pressure to the radial ... arteries in your wrist ... #Allens #Test #Collateral ... #Circulation #Radial
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Extension C6, C7, C8 (radial ... Extension - C7, C8 (radial ... Extension - C7, C8 (radial ... damage to the radial ... nerve in the radial
Allen's Test on Physical Exam

Allen's Test is used to test the integrity of blood flow and
Allen's Test on ... hand through the radial ... , but when the radial ... #Test #PhysicalExam ... #hand #ulnar #radial
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... blinks to threat Cranial ... Nerves: Brainstem ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis