Upper Limb Neurological Examination

In this episode, released for Advanced Clinical Practice week, ACP Lucy Harris takes us through Upper Limb Neurological Examination. As ever, there are some mnemonics:

The order of examination:

In The Philippines Children Still Run Free

Inspection

Tone

Power

Co-Ordination

Sensation

Reflexes

Function

For inspection remember the mnemonic ‘SWIFT’:

Scars

Wasting

Involuntary Movements

Fasciculations

Tremor

Take Aurally · Upper Neurological Examination

The blog entry from Geeky Medics on Upper Limb Neurological Examination can be found here

Lower Limb Neurological Examination

In this episode, released for Advanced Clinical Practice week, ACP Lucy Harris takes us through Lower Limb Neurological Examination. As ever, there are some mnemonics:

The order of examination:

In The Philippines Children Still Run Free

Inspection

Tone

Power

Co-Ordination

Sensation

Reflexes

Function

For inspection remember the mnemonic ‘SWIFT’:

Scars

Wasting

Involuntary Movements

Fasciculations

Tremor

Take Aurally · Lower Limb Neurological Examination

The blog from Geeky Medics on Lower Limb Neurological Examination can be found here

Here is the video from Geeky Medics on Lower Limb Neurological Examination:

Neurology History Taking

Our Early Clinical Experience series continues with ACP Lucy Harris this time taking us through how to take a neurology history.

One again we look at common presenting complaints, cardinal symptoms and red flags.

We reference several previous podcasts in this episode:

Seizures

Adult Head Injury

Paediatric Head Injury

Transient Loss of Consciousness

Take Aurally · Neurology History Taking