Video Program II
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
SCREENING EXAM
(Running time approximately 60 minutes)

DESCRIPTION

This full hour long instructional video program demonstrates how to perform a screening examination of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) to rule out presumptive PNS lesions.
 
This interactive teaching video covers how to:

1. Evaluate and Grade (Wexler Grading Scale) the Deep Tendon Reflexes (DTR’s)
   
2. Perform an upper and lower extremity sensory exam (dermatomes)
3. Perform an upper and lower extremity motor exam (Kendall & Kendall muscle grading scale)
4. Evaluate the Brachial and Lumbosacral plexus
5. Evaluate for Lower Motor Neuron Lesions
6. Charting & Documentation
7. As a bonus, Dr. Conwell demonstrates how to efficient and quickly examine the PNS in only “three minutes.”

This video program features clear, step-by-step demonstrations, in the clinical setting, of examination procedures specifically designed to develop the required clinical skills necessary to evaluate patients with presumptive PNS lesions confidently. This video program will be a valuable aid in assisting clinicians who are looking for a clear and concise vehicle to review and upgrade their PNS exam procedures.

Health care students, regardless of their field of study, have found this video to be an indispensable tool when studying for board examinations.

Sample Video Shots

---

Click the video icon to the right to view a short clip

Video II: 
Peripheral Nervous System Screening Exam

---

Neuro-anatomy

VIDEO SECTIONS:

NEUROANATOMY OF THE PNS

SENSORY EXAM

1. Examination Procedure
2. Dermatomes
3. Peripheral Nerves
4. Brachial Plexus
5. Lumbosacral Plexus

DEEP TENDON REFLEXES (DTR's) EXAM

1. Examination Procedure
2. Brachial Plexus
3. Lumbosacral Plexus
4. Grading Scale (Wexler Scale)

MUSCLE GRADING EXAM (Wexler Scale)

1. Examination Procedure
2. Brachial Plexus
3. Lumbosacral Plexus
4. Grading Scale (Kendal & Kendal Scale)

"THREE MINUTE" PNS SCREENING EXAM

1. Sensory (pin or pinwheel)
2. DTR's
3. Motor