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Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... Inability to flex ... of the flexor digitorum ... #finger #hand # ... #flexor #digitorum
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Fully flex wrists ... surfaces of hands ... #Syndrome #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
Flexor Digitorum ... Inability to flex ... partial or complete tear ... of the flexor digitorum ... Finger #Hand #PhysicalExam
Phalen's Test for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Phalen's test evaluates for carpal tunnel syndrome. 
Fully flex wrists and
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Fully flex wrists ... surfaces of hands ... #Syndrome #Wrist ... #PhysicalExam #
Pediatric Primitive Reflexes - Maneuver and Ages

Palmar Grasp Reflex
 - Place your fingers into the baby's
The baby will flex ... , and legs flex ... opposite arm/leg flex ... Timeline #Pediatrics #Peds ... Diagnosis #Neurology #PhysicalExam
Ulnar Compression Test - Ulnar Tunnel Syndrome

The ulnar compression test evaluates for ulnar tunnel syndrome.
Provide direct
Syndrome The ... syndrome. ... #Tunnel #Syndrome ... #wrist #hand #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Supraspinatus Tear ... to 90 degrees, flex ... to 30 degrees, and ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Unresponsive wakefulness syndrome ... • Locked-in syndrome ... If ok with ICU team ... Arms extended; wrists ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
Inverted Supinator Test ... elicits elbow flexion ... and wrist radial ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
C8 Elbow: • Flexion ... : • Flexion - ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam