Neuro (upper limb)

Question 1

What two questions should we ask before starting the examination?

Answer 1

Are you in any pain?

Are you right or left handed?

Question 2

What are we looking for on inspection?

Answer 2

posture
wasting
tremor
fasciculations 
involuntary movements

Question 3

After inspection, what is the first thing we test?

Answer 3

tone

Question 4

How do you assess tone?

Answer 4

passively move each joint

Question 5

Which reflexes do we need to test?

Answer 5

biceps
triceps
brachioradialis