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Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Motor Function Shoulder ... hand" ± Horner Syndrome ... Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ... Anterior Shoulder ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder Exam

Positive sulcus sign in a shoulder with multidirectional instability.

Downward force applied at
Sulcus Sign on Shoulder ... Positive sulcus sign ... in a shoulder with ... iamDrHamilton #Sulcus #Sign ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex) in a patient with Multiple Sclerosis

The Hoffmann's reflex test itself
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... reflex and finger jerks ... are not useful signs ... to cerebellar signs ... #PhysicalExam
Shoulder Impingement Syndrome (SIS): Signs and Symptoms

Repetitive Overhead Activity, Scapular Dyskinesis -> Scapulohumeral mechanics become altered
Syndrome (SIS): ... Signs and Symptoms ... Impingement Syndrome ... abduction + Neer's sign ... SIS #diagnosis #signs
Hoffmann's Reflex on Physical Exam
The Hoffmann's reflex itself involves loosely holding the middle finger and flicking
reflex and finger jerks ... are not useful signs ... Hoffmanns #Reflex #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
Woltman’s sign on ... relaxation of the ankle jerk ... Woltman’s sign, ... #Woltmans #Signs ... #PhysicalExam #
Pemberton's Sign caused by a Retrosternal Thyroid Goiter

Elevating the arms causes the previously flat neck veins
Pemberton's Sign ... superior vena cava syndrome ... #Pembertons #Sign ... Thyroid #Goiter #PhysicalExam ... neck #mass #SVC #Syndrome
Pemberton's Sign - Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

The Pemberton maneuver is a physical examination tool used to demonstrate
Pemberton's Sign ... Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ... positive Pemberton's sign ... #Pembertons #Sign ... #PhysicalExam #
Lincoln Sign in Aortic Regurgitation

Lincoln sign is the medical sign consisting of excessive popliteal artery pulsation
Lincoln Sign in ... is the medical sign ... with Marfan syndrome ... #Lincoln #Sign # ... Insufficiency #PhysicalExam
Nikolsky's Sign in Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN)

Nikolsky's sign is a clinical dermatological sign which is present
Nikolsky's Sign ... Nikolsky's sign ... Stevens-Johnson Syndrome ... Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ... #Dermatology #PhysicalExam