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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
distal to distal ulna ... , pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... distal radius or ulna ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
C8 Elbow: • Flexion ... : • Flexion - ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
This 66M w h/o DM2, renal transplant presented with severe volar hand and wrist pain x
with severe volar hand ... and wrist pain ... finger, what's the diagnosis ... Flexor tenosynovitis ... to OR for I&D, carpal
Allen’s Test for Collateral Circulation

For the Allen test, you apply pressure to the radial and ulnar
ulnar arteries ... in your wrist for ... Circulation #Radial #Ulnar ... #Perfusion #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam #
This 66M w h/o DM2, renal transplant presented with severe volar hand and wrist pain x
with severe volar hand ... and wrist pain ... finger, what's the diagnosis ... Flexor tenosynovitis ... to OR for I&D, carpal
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... boggy" joints, esp carpal ... Boutonniere's ulnar ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... Arms extended; wrists ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... neurology #comatose #diagnosis
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) subluxation 
The Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU), is the must ulnar of the
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... the elbow to the hand ... the bones of the hand ... ECU Subluxation diagnosed ... subluxation #clinical #physicalexam