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Brachial Plexus and Nerve Lesions Flashcards

1
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What does Randy Travis Drinks Cold Beer mean?

A 
Roots
Trunks
Divisions
Cords
Branches
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Spinal levels in upper trunk

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C5-C6

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Spinal levels in Middle Trunk

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C7

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Spinal levels in Lower Trunk

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C8-T1

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5
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Spinal levels in posterior cord

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C5-T1

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Spinal levels in musculocutaneous nerve

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C5-C7

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7
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Spinal levels in Median nerve

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C5-T1

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Spinal levels in Ulnar nerve

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C8-T1

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9
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What nerves branch off the posterior cord?

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axillary and radial

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Injury to upper trunk.

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Erb palsy (waiter’s tip)

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Injury to lower trunk

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Klumpke palsy (claw hand)

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Injury to posterior cord

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Wrist drop

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13
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Injury to Axillary nerve

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Deltoid paralysis

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Injury to Radial nerve

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“Saturday night palsy” (wrist drop)

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Injury to Musculocutaneous Nerve

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Problems flexing elbow

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16
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Damage to median nerve

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“Pope’s blessing” (decreased thumb function)

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17
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Damage to Ulnar nerve

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Claw hand

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18
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Damage to long thoracic nerve

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winged scapula

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19
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What causes “waiter’s tip” in Erb palsy?

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Deficits in:

  • Deltoid/supraspinatus (so arm is ADDucted)
  • Infraspinatus (so arm is MEDIALY rotated)
  • Biceps brachii (arm extended and pronated)
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20
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What injuries cause Klumpke palsy?

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  • Infants (upward force on arm during delivery)

- Adults (grabbing tree branch while falling)

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21
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What causes the claw hand in Klumpke palsy?

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deficits in intrinsic hand muscles (no lumbricles, so MCPs are extended and DIPs/PIPs are flexed)

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22
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What injuries cause thoracic outlet syndrome?

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-Pancoast tumor

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23
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What is the deficit in thoracic outlet syndrome?

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compression of lower trunk and subclavian vessels (give same deficits as Klumpke palsy with atrophy of intrinsic hand muscles and pain from vascular compression)

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24
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What injury leads to Winged scapula?

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  • Axillary node dissection after mastectomy

- Stab wounds

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25
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Why does your scapula “wing” with thoracic nerve injury?

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Inability of the serratus anterior to anchor scapula to thoracic cage (and cannot abduct arm above horizontal plane)

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26
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What injuries affect the axillary nerve?

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  • Fractured surgical neck of humerus

- Anterior dislocation of humerus

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27
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What is the presentation of axillary nerve lesion?

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  • Flat deltoid
  • Loss of abduction at shoulder (>15 degrees)
  • Loss of sensation over deltoid and lateral arm
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What is the presentation of musculocutaneous nerve damage?

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  • Loss of forearm flexion and supination

- Loss of sensation over lateral forearm

29
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What injuries cause radial nerve damage?

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  • Midshaft fracture of huemrus

- Compression of axilla (crutches or sleeping with arm over chair)

30
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What is the presentation of radial nerve damage?

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  • Wrist drop (lose all extension past elbow)
  • Decrease grip strength
  • Loss of sensation over posterior arm/forearm and dorsal hand
31
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What injuries cause median nerve damage?

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  • Supracondylar fracture of humerus (proximal lesion)

- Carpal tunnel syndrome and wrist laceration (distal lesion)

32
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What is the presentation of median nerve damage?

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  • Ape hand (lose thumb opposition, and flexion of wrist and lateral fingers)
  • Lose sensation over thenar eminence and dorsal/palmar aspects of lateral 3.5 fingers
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What injuries cause ulnar nerve injury?

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  • Fracture of medial epicondyle of humerus (funny bone)

- Fractured hook of hamate

34
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What is the presentation of ulnar nerve injury?

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  • Claw on digit extension
  • Radial deviation of wrist on flexing (proximal lesion)
  • Loss of flexion of wrist and medial fingers; abduction/adduction of fingers, actions of medial 2 lumbrical muscles
  • Loss of sensation of medial 1.5 fingers and hypothenar eminence
35
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What causes injury to the recurrent branch of the medial nerve?

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-Superficial laceration of palm

36
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What is the presentation of injury to recurrent branch of median nerve?

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  • Ape hand

- No loss of sensation

37
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What cervical levels are in the axillary nerve?

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C5-C6

38
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What cervical levels are in the ulnar nerve?

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C8-T1

39
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Spinal levels for obturator

A

L2-L4

40
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Spinal levels for femoral

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L2-L4

41
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Spinal levels for common peroneal

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L4-S2

42
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Spinal levels for tibial

A

L4-S3

43
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Spinal levels for superior gluteal

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L4-S1

44
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Spinal levels for inferior gluteal

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L5-S2

45
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Cause of obturator injury

A

pelvic surgery

46
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Presentation of obturator injury

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  • Poor adduction

- Loss of medial thigh sensation

47
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Cause of femoral nerve injury

A

pelvic fracture

48
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Presentation of femoral nerve injury

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-Poor thigh flexion and leg extension

49
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Cause of common peroneal nerve injury

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  • Compression of lateral leg aspect

- Fibular neck fracture

50
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Presentation of common peroneal nerve injury

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  • Food drop (plantar flexed and inverted)
  • Steppage gait
  • Loss of dorsal foot sensation
51
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Cause of tibial nerve injury

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  • Knee trauma
  • Baker cyst (proximal)
  • Tarsal tunnel syndrome (distal)
52
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Presentation of tibial nerve injury

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  • Inability to curl toes
  • Loss of sensation to sole of foot
  • (Proximal lesion)- foot everted and dorsiflexed
53
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Cause of superior gluteal nerve injury

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  • Posterior hip dislocation
  • Shot in superior medial butt
  • Polio
54
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Presentation of superior gluteal nerve injury

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-Trendelenburg sign/gait (contralateral hip drop when patient putting weight on side that is injured)

55
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Cause of inferior gluteal nerve injury

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Posterior hip dislocation

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Presentation of inferior gluteal nerve injury

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  • Difficulty climbing stairs or rising from seat

- Loss of hip extension

57
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PED TIP

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Peroneal Everts & Dorsiflexes

Tibial Inverts and Plantarflexes

58
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Levels of sciatic nerve

A

L4-S3

59
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What does the sciatic nerve split into?

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  • Common peroneal nerve

- Tibial nerve

60
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Artery running with long thoracic at axilla/lateral thorax

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Lateral thoracic

61
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Artery running with axillary nerve at surgical neck of humerus

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Posterior circumflex

62
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Artery running with radial nerve at midshaft of humerus

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Deep brachial

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Artery running with median nerve at distal humerus/cubital fossa

A

Brachial

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Artery running with tibial nerve through popliteal fossa

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Popliteal

65
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Artery running with tibial nerve posterior to medial malleolus

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posterior tibial

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