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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
- Radial Nerve Palsy ... sleeping as in this case ... #Palsy #PhysicalExam ... #orthopedics #msk ... #sports #neurology
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Ulnar Nerve Palsy ... grip weakness caused ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam # ... #sports #hand
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Syndrome Wrist drop ... Saturday night palsy ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Localizing Extraocular Movement Disorders
 • CN Ill (Oculomotor) Nerve Palsy 
 • CN IV (Trochlear) Nerve
Palsy • CN IV ... Iniury • One-and-a-half ... Skew Deviation Casey ... ophthalmology #neurology ... #differential #diagnosis
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
Palsy as cause ... both supination and ... #Palsy #Drop #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #neurology
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
• Thus a PIN palsy ... involve a wrist drop ... (or PIN) palsy ... #Anatomy #diagnosis ... #neurology #orthopedics
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
simple way to test ... the peripheral nerve ... Ask your patient ... bobvarkey #Minute #Neurology ... Physicalexam #clinical
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
The head impulse test ... of AVS and negative ... with a central cause ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS
Lower Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Reflexes: 
 • Knee - L2, L3, L4
 • Ankle - S1
Neuropathy - Foot drop ... Commonly caused ... damage to peroneal nerve ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #leg #physicalexam
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... masses and lymphadenitis ... Noise trauma ○ MS ... #Differential #Diagnosis