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Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Upper Extremity ... • Ulnar Nerve ... #differential # ... diagnosis #Neuropathy ... #anatomy #arm #
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Scissors - Ulnar ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #Pediatrics #Hand ... #Peripheral #Nerves ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... aracteristic "claw hand ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
onto outstretched hand ... posterior interosseous nerve ... Posterior long arm ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
diagnosis; however ... diagnosis, which ... pathognomonic for SJS or EM ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
cross-reacts with peripheral ... nerve components ... or the axon of peripheral ... nerve • Resulting ... paralysis of all extremity
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
compression of nerve ... constipation Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Equina #syndrome #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... peripheral nerves ... Diagnosis: Systemic ... extremities, upper extremity
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
Microglial cells are ... segment: Upper extremity ... , lower extremity ... conditions listed in differential ... activity between nerve
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
(UMN) lesions are ... form part of the differential ... diagnosis. ... the spinal cord, peripheral ... nerve, neuromuscular