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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... "claw hand" ± Horner ... Syndrome Wrist ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Blurry Vision - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anatomical Approach to Eye Disease:
1. Lids/Lashes
2. Extraocular Muscles/Motility
3. Conjunctiva/Sclera
4. Cornea
5. Anterior
Ocular Adverse Effects ... Concussion Other Causes ... • Sjögren’s syndrome ... hyperviscosity syndrome ... ophthalmology #causes
Approach to an Eye Exam

1. History
2. Obvious Physical Trauma
3. Initial Assessment
  A. Visual Acuity
Light Reflex, Accommodation ... Ocular Movements ... Cornea D. ... Blood Vessels #Ocular ... Ophthalmology #PhysicalExam
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Locked-in syndrome ... the bilateral cortex ... • Corneal reflex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
Orbicularis Reflex ... time, and can cause ... delusions and, in some cases ... atrophy of the cortex ... #PhysicalExam #
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
 •
Diagnosis Algorithm Cornea ... - Obscure Red Reflex ... • Age Related Macular ... Hemorrhage and Macular ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Myoedema in Hypothyroidism on Physical Exam

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from the production, secretion or
is a clinical syndrome ... abolished tendon reflexes ... percussion by the reflex ... hammer, caused ... Hypothyroidism #PhysicalExam
Strabismus - Ocular Misalignment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Phoria:
 • Latent deviation
 • Symmetrical corneal light reflex,
Strabismus - Ocular ... • Symmetrical corneal ... light reflex, ... Asymmetrical light reflex ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular ... aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... Krukenbergs #Spindle #Cornea ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam
Krukenberg's Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular Examination

Krukenberg's Spindle is a pigment deposit that can be found
Spindle - Slit Lamp Ocular ... aspect of the cornea ... pigment dispersion syndrome ... Krukenbergs #Spindle #Cornea ... #Ocular #PhysicalExam