Download MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) Dermatology PPT 16 Leprosy Nerve Lecture Notes
Leprosy nerve examination
Introduction
? OSCE = objective structured clinical
examination
? OSPE = objective structured practical
examination
Procedure for palpation of a nerve
? Position the patient correctly.
? Locate the nerve correctly
? Look at the patient's face while palpating the nerve gently with the
pulp of the finger (not the tip of the finger) to elicit tenderness.
? Always palpate across the course of the nerve.
? Feel along the nerve as far as possible in both directions. A
localized fluctuant and tender swel ing may represent as nerve
abscess.
? Nerves on the two sides must be compared to detect any
abnormality
? Besides nerve trunk examination, examine area around /
proximal to area of loss of sensation/ around skin lesion for
thickening of cutaneous nerves, especially those entering
the skin lesions.
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