8 results
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
the nerve of elbow ... the wrist and elbow ... arises from C5, C6 ... nerve injury ... #diagnosis #neurology
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Elbow extension ... forearm supination → wrist ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... ULTT2 #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... external rotation → elbow ... #Peripheral #Nerve ... ULTT1 #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C7, C8 Elbow: ... aracteristic "claw hand ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
lesion at the C5-C6 ... normally elicits elbow ... extension and wrist ... #Reflex #neurology ... #physicalexam #
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... the peripheral ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... Physicalexam #clinical ... #video #Mnemonic
Cover - Uncover Test Revealing CNVI Palsy

Here the Cover-Uncover test unmasks subtle right CN VI palsy.
Patient asked to focus ... #Abducens #Nerve ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology ... #ocular #physicalexam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Awareness • Injury ... threat Cranial Nerves ... flexed at the elbow ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose