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Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
Radial Nerve Anatomy ... nerve injury ... nerve injury ... • Thus a PIN palsy ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... Rock - Median Nerve ... • Extension of wrist ... #Injury #UpperExtremities ... #diagnosis #neurology
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Presentations • Wrist ... Drop - Radial Nerve ... Injury • Claw ... Injury • Hand ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Distal Radius Fracture 
Distal radius fracture is the most common orthopedic injury. Here's a quick summary.
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common orthopedic injury ... common orthopedic injury ... variable gross wrist ... fracture, median nerve ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
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 ... fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
Spinal Cord Injury ... by Nerve Root Levels ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... #differential #diagnosis
Vocal Cord Palsy on POCUS
Patient with vocal changes since cervical spine surgery with right anterior approach.
on POCUS Patient ... What's the diagnosis ... recurrent laryngeal nerve ... injury during surgery ... #paralysis #POCUS
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... Stimulation of nerve ... drift of fingers, radial ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
• Through aditus ... bone): facial nerve ... palsy • Posteriorly ... #Mastoiditis #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis