Explaining to a patient about brachial plexus I would just simplify it by explaining how there is damaged to the brachial nerves and the symptoms include a limp or paralyzed arm. Furthermore‚ I would include the brachial plexus is a network of nerves that conducts signals from the spine to the shoulder‚ arm‚ and hand. They may experience lack of muscle control in the arm‚ hand‚ or wrist; and a lack of feeling or sensation in the arm or hand. Brachial plexus injuries can occur as a result
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digitorum profundus) and the muscles of the thenar compartment and lateral two lumbricals. It is commonly injured with a fracture of the supracondylar humerus. The median nerve roots arise from C5–T1 and stem from the lateral and medial cords of the brachial plexus. Sensory innervation includes the skin of the radial half of the palm and palmar side of the lateral 3-1/2 digits and the nail beds for these digits. Median nerve syndromes include carpal tunnel syndrome (most common upper extremity mononeuropathy
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An appreciation and understanding of the complexity of the brachial plexus and its boundaries is paramount in differentiating the subtleties of the signs and symptoms of TOS3. The symptoms of both classic and non-specific nTOS vary greatly from individual to individual but there are there are certain symptoms that a
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Douglas Weier SDL Assignment Area needing improvement: Brachial Plexus and Neural Innervation Learning Objective: Know the risks factors for Brachial Plexus injuries. Be able to recognize Erb’s Palsy. Mentor: Dr Gest Stem: A 37 y/o G2P2 woman presents with her 3 day old girl. The mother is concerned that the child’s left arm still remains extended at her side. The mother was compliant with all prenatal care. The mother had the child at a natural birthing center with the help of an experienced
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Heidi Johnson BIOL 115 Nervous System Case Study 12/04/2014 Meningitis Nancy‚ a 24-year-old nurse‚ took a day off work as she had a headache. Over the day her headache worsened‚ she became intolerant to light‚ and she developed a rash on her legs and chest. Nancy’s mother rushed her into hospital where a lumbar puncture was performed in order to gather a sample of cerebrospinal fluid. The lumbar puncture revealed that Nancy had meningitis. Meningitis is caused by an infection of the cerebrospinal
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Organization of Nervous Tissue Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0017-01-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent
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surfaces of the upper 8 to 9 ribs (ribs 1 to 8) while the insertion of this muscle is located on the costal surface of the medial border of the scapula. Therefore‚ this muscle is innervated by the long thoracic nerve which is a branch of the brachial plexus (ventral rami of C5‚6‚7) by virtue of the nerves anterior relation to the muscle. The long thoracic nerve runs over Serratus Anterior during its course on the medial wall of the axilla on the mid axillary line‚ after exiting through scalene muscle
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there can be a high perinatal mortality and morbidity even when SD is managed appropriately (7‚8). Failure of the shoulder to delivery spontaneously places both the pregnant woman and fetus at high risk for permanent birth-related injury (1). Brachial plexus injuries are one of the most important fetal complications of SD‚ complicating 4–16% of such deliveries (7). This appears to be
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The area between these two bones serves as a passage way for the subclavian artery‚ the subclavian vein‚ and the neurovascular bundle made of the brachial plexus and some smaller nerves (Surg 28). The cause of the compression varies and can include: anatomical defects‚ these defects are inherited defects that are present at birth may include an extra rib located above the first rib or an abnormally tight
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SHOULDER DYSTOCIA Presented by Dr . E . G. Migwi • -an uncommon obstetric complication of cephalic vaginal deliveries • -the fetal shoulders do not deliver after the head has emerged from the mother’s introitus. • -One or both shoulders become impacted against the bones of the maternal pelvis (mechanical reasons).size or positional discrepancy‚ thus almost always after 34 weeks. Anterior shoulder impacted behind the symphysis pubis and also posterior shoulder impacted behind the sacral promontory
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