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Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Upper Extremity ... Nerve Pathologies ... • Ulnar Nerve ... sarahthelyon #Upper #Extremity ... #differential #diagnosis
PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
PERIPHERAL NERVE ... INJURIES #Diagnosis ... Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves ... #UpperLimbs #Extremity ... Radial #Median #Ulnar
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Scissors - Ulnar ... Nerve OK Sign ... drsarahedwards #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam # ... Radial #Median #Ulnar
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Adduction - C7-T1 (ulnar ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #LowerLimb #Extremity ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #leg #physicalexam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... #differential #diagnosis ... #lower #extremity ... #msk #physicalexam
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 ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
with peripheral nerve ... of peripheral nerve ... paralysis of all extremity ... bulbar muscles DIAGNOSIS ... than one after symptom
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
Stimulation of nerve ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
segment: Upper extremity ... , lower extremity ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Other possible diagnosis ... activity between nerve