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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Fractures • Finger Flexion ... Fractures • Extension ... of wrist & MCP ... Small muscles of hand ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis
Midcarpal Instability (MCI) of the Wrist

Intrinsic Midcarpal Instability
Usually affects young, hypermobile patients.
It is due to progressive
The proximal carpal ... slightly extended, and ... when ulnar deviation ... extensors (ECU, ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
onto outstretched hand ... dorsum of the hand ... , pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
: • Flexion - ... aracteristic "claw hand ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Ulnar Styloid Tenosynovitis Effusion Milking in Rheumatoid Arthritis

How to demonstrate tenosynovitis- milk it to increase pressure
Ulnar Styloid Tenosynovitis ... increase pressure and ... arthritis often has extensor ... carpi ulnaris involvement ... clinical #video #physicalexam
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
de Quervain's Tenosynovitis ... ulnar deviates ... the wrist. ... extensor pollicis ... clinical #video #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
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris ... along the dorsal ulnar ... aspect of the wrist ... #carpi #ulnaris ... clinical #video #physicalexam