9 results
Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

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

Rock - Median
function in kids with upper ... Scissors - Ulnar ... Pediatrics #Hand #Peripheral ... #Nerves #PhysicalExam ... #Arm #Injury #Innervation
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... damage to the upper ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
Ptosis - Differential ... junction, cranial nerve ... eyelid: • Third nerve ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #ophthalmology
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Weakness - Differential ... Upper Motor Neuron ... Lesions Of The Peripheral ... #Weakness #Differential ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
 •
Vasculitides - Differential ... inflammation of the upper ... glomeruli, and peripheral ... nerves are often ... in extremities, upper
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
Upper Motor Neuron ... form part of the differential ... LMN syndromes are ... the spinal cord, peripheral ... nerve, neuromuscular
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
loss, arthralgia, arm ... bruits, asymmetric arm ... affects the skin, neurologic ... muscle weakness • Nerves ... inflammation of the upper
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... • Locked-in syndrome ... threat Cranial Nerves ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose