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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... Rock - Median Nerve ... Small muscles of hand ... adduction) OK Sign - AIN ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis #neurology
Median nerve block on POCUS

Median nerve block demonstrated in these clips. Unlike the radial and ulnar
Median nerve block ... Unlike the radial and ... ulnar nerves, the ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #anesthesia #local
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Adduction - C7-T1 (ulnar ... to the radial nerve ... regimental badge" anesthesia ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block

CT confirmed appendicitis gets a TAP block by the ED for multimodal
Transverse Abdominis ... for multimodal pain ... excited about better pain ... Block #Regional #Anesthesia ... Management #POCUS #Ultrasound
Median Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Median nerve is the nerve of pre-axial hand function; pinch, delicate
hand function; ... pinch, delicate hand ... finger through the Ulnar ... (AIN) palsy leaves ... Anatomy #diagnosis #neurology
Small Bowel Obstruction on POCUS
73 yo F abdominal pain and vomiting. Dx made within minutes.
POCUS 73 yo F abdominal ... pain and vomiting ... MaimoUltrasound #SBO #SmallBowel ... POCUS #clinical #abdominal ... #ultrasound
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Extremity Dermatomes and ... Syndrome - Low back pain ... saddle (perineal) anesthesia ... damage to peroneal nerve ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology
US guided musculocutaneous nerve block for forearm laceration.  Short axis of needle and nerve are
musculocutaneous nerve ... axis of needle and ... NerveBlock #POCUS #Ultrasound ... Transverse #MSK #Anesthesia ... #Pain #Laceration
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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compression of nerve ... Severe low back pain ... • S - Saddle anesthesia ... • P - Pain ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO) on POCUS

This one was a closed loop obstruction. Subtle bowel wall edema
Screening with abdominal ... ultrasound is so ... easy and should ... with severe abd pain ... @eabramsMD #SmallBowel