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Drop Arm Test - Supraspinatus Tear

The drop arm test evaluates for a supraspinatus muscle tear.
Passively adduct
Passively adduct the shoulder ... to 90 degrees, flex ... The test is positive ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #orthopedics #msk
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... "waiter's tip" position ... sensory #motor #arm ... #physicalexam
Cozen's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)

The examiner should stabilize the elbow with patient's forearm fully
The examiner should ... with resisted wrist ... extension is a positive ... #PhysicalExam # ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... external rotation → elbow ... flexion Test is positive ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
and left side should ... The examiner should ... the patient's elbow ... the supporting arm ... The Babinski reflex
Newborn Arm Traction on Physical Exam

Arm traction is done with the baby in the supine position.
in the supine position ... The wrist is grasped ... There should be ... extension at the elbow ... #ArmTraction #PhysicalExam
Mill's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the elbow fully extended and forearm pronated, passively flex
pronated, passively flex ... the wrist while ... The test is positive ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
previous gaze position ... previous gaze position ... flexed at the elbow ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Neuropathy Elbow ... forearm supination → wrist ... clinical #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #neurology #ULNT