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Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
Radial Nerve Anatomy ... of elbow, wrist ... and elbow joints ... nerve injury ... nerve injury
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
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
by Nerve Root Levels ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Extension Triceps ... Hamstring Reflex S1 Lateral
Biceps Tension Test 

To perform the Biceps Tension Test supinate the arm, abduct the shoulder to
Biceps Tension Test ... Tension Test supinate ... degrees, flex the elbow ... #Tension #Test ... tendinopathy #Shoulder #PhysicalExam
Speed's Test on Shoulder Examination

With the arm straight out (elbow fully extended) at 90 degrees of
straight out (elbow ... of pain in the biceps ... tendon groove area ... tendinitis or superior labral ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
the side of a nerve ... or spinal root injury ... the patient's elbow ... The triceps tendon ... of the arm usually
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

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