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NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Upper Extremity Nerve Examination

NPTE Clinical Files | Physical Therapy

Kyle Rice

Health & Fitness

2.4608 Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Tamia presents with an unspecified work-related injury to her right upper extremity. Upon examination, the patient demonstrates weakness in wrist flexion and loss of forearm pronation. The patient also exhibits a diminished brachial reflex and a positive Froment's sign. Which nerve is LEAST likely to be affected?

A. Median nerve

B. Ulnar nerve

C. Musculocutaneous nerve

D. Posterior interosseous nerve

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0:00.0

I'm Kyle Rice, awful test taker turned physical therapists and standardized test coach for over 5,000 physical therapists worldwide.

0:09.0

It wasn't that long ago that I struggle with anxiety, lack of confidence, and the fear of failing the NPTE.

0:16.0

Fast forward through the challenges, the 13 standardized test failures, and many lessons learn. And you'll see

0:21.9

the life I have today, a life filled with love, financial freedom, and a dream job that

0:27.2

allows me to change lives every single day. I created the NPTE Clinical Files podcast to

0:33.3

give you simple, actionable strategies, along with a step-by-step walkthrough of NPTE-based questions.

0:40.4

All of this so that you can dominate your exam like I did and achieve your dream.

0:45.6

So if you're a driven PT student who's looking to pass the NPTE and start creating a life you love,

0:51.7

you're in the right place.

0:53.2

Enjoy the show.

0:56.2

For this week's clinical file, we have Tamia and Tamia presents with an unspecified work-related injury to her right

1:02.9

upper extremity. Upon examination, the patient demonstrates weakness and wrist flexion and loss

1:09.8

of forearm pronation. The patient also exhibits

1:12.8

a diminished brachial reflex and a positive frommant sign. Which nerve is the least likely to be

1:20.4

affected? So we have A, median nerve, B, ulnar nerve, C, musculoscutaneous nerve, and D is posterior innerosius nerve. All right, let's go

1:31.2

up to the top of this question. First of all, I want to say thank you for those that

1:36.4

listened to a couple episodes ago. I gave three tips to absolutely crush the NPTE that

1:41.9

you need to know. In that, I was definitely talking about a bit of

1:45.7

my story, the struggles that I've gone through and kind of reminding some people that have

1:50.5

been listening for a while, but also welcoming some of our newcomers to the NPT Clinical

1:55.2

Files podcast. So I've gotten a ton of messages about that, just people pouring so much love and saying

2:02.2

their specific stories and how it related to them.

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