TERMS

Question 1

no branches in arm

all flexors of wrist and fingers (except FCU and FDP digits 4/5)

no sensory branches till near wrist

what is this nerve?

Answer 1

median nerve

Question 2

this is the most common nerve entrapment?

Answer 2

CTS

Question 3

reproduction of paresthesias in 1-2 minutes of wrist flexion

sensitive

false positives are rare

test for CTS

Answer 3

phalen’s maneuver

Question 4

paresthesias elicited by tapping over median nerve

less sensitive than phalens

false positive are common

test for CTS

Answer 4

tinel’s sign

Question 5

due to entrapment of lateral femoral cutaneous nerve under or through the inguinal ligament where it is engulfed by multiple layers of fascia

Answer 5

meralgia paresthetica

Question 6

occurs at the fibular head and most common neuropathy in the lower extremity

it results from prolonged compression of this nerve between an external object and the fibular neck

Answer 6

peroneal mononeuropathy