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Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Upper Extremity ... Nerve Pathologies ... • Radial Nerve ... sarahthelyon #Upper #Extremity ... #differential #
PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES

#Diagnosis #Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves #UpperLimbs #Extremity #BrachialPlexus #Roots #Injuries #Deficits #Radial #Median #Ulnar #Axillary
PERIPHERAL NERVE ... Neurology #Peripheral #Nerves ... #UpperLimbs #Extremity ... Injuries #Deficits #Radial ... Musculocutaneous #Comparison #Table
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Upper Limb Local Nerve Blocks

 - Interscalene
 - Supraclavicular
 - Infraclavicular
Upper Limb Local Nerve ... - Axillary - Radial ... - Obturator #Management ... Anesthesia #UpperLimb #Extremity ... #Nerve #Blocks
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... nerve in the radial ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... #UpperLimb #Extremity
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
of Hemiplegia - Differential ... Consciousness • Cranial ... Nerve Palsies ... contralateral extremity ... Brown-Sequard Syndrome
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... examination: ○ Cranial ... of the auditory nerve ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Hearing #Loss #Differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Spinal stenosis/nerve ... cyanosis - Cool extremity ... #Leg #pain #differential ... diagnosis #lower #extremity
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... myringitis • Cranial ... Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... infections Cranial ... syndrome • Dental
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Lower Extremity ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome ... damage to peroneal nerve ... Narrowing of spinal canal ... #LowerLimb #Extremity
Dizziness - Central and Peripheral Causes - Differential Diagnosis
Central Causes:
 • Cerebrovascular:  vertebrobasilar, TIA, Wallenburg,
Peripheral Causes - Differential ... Neuronitis • Herpes ... • Semicircular canal ... dehiscence syndrome ... Peripheral #Causes #Differential