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Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
the nerve of elbow ... , wrist and digital ... wrist and elbow ... Nerve #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... extension and wrist ... Video by Mujtaba ... #Test #Reflex #neurology ... #clinical #video
CPPD vs Gout

== CPPD == 

Think About CPPD When:
 • Self-limited synovitis after surgery/trauma (> 65
, elbows) • Underlying ... disease states Pathophysiology ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... Gout #Comparison #rheumatology ... #Diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Pathogenesis and Joint diseases features
 • RA affects 1% of population, women >
small joints (wrists ... drift of fingers, radial ... wrist deviation ... RheumatoidArthritis #RA #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #diagnosis
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
3
thickening, distal to elbows ... /wrists and knees ... proximally to arms ... Scleroderma #SSc #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #signs
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... • Mutism Pathophysiology ... flexed at the elbow ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Can begin in arms ... Absent Reflexes: Arms ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
the follow up video ... MLF (medial longitudinal ... causes of this are ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
knees, fingers, wrist ... , elbow • Nocturnal ... Tophi on extensor elbows ... not possible • Ultrasound ... management #treatment #rheumatology