@usmle_pearls: Bro went too hard in the Denny’s moshpit 🤘🥞 Now his shoulder hurts and his wrist just… flops 💀 Which nerve took the hit? ⸻ 💡 Explanation • Wrist drop = hallmark of radial nerve injury → loss of wrist/finger extension. • Mechanism: compression in the axilla (“Saturday night palsy”) or midshaft humerus fracture. • The shoulder pain here fits an axillary-level compression or humeral trauma, consistent with radial injury. • Axillary nerve: shoulder abduction weakness, sensory loss over deltoid patch — no wrist drop. • Long thoracic nerve: winged scapula. • Suprascapular nerve: supraspinatus/infraspinatus weakness, no distal findings. 🧩 Key: Moshpit + shoulder impact + wrist drop = radial nerve. ⸻ ✅ Answer: C) Radial nerve ⸻ #usmle #step1 #step2ck #neurology #orthopedics #radialnerve #wristdrop #brachialplexus #usmlequestion #nbme #uworld #medtok #medicalschool #medstudent #pathophysiology #anatomy #clinicalreasoning #trauma #moshpit #dennys #funnycases #medhumor #doctorlife #medlife #studygram #futuredoctor #residency #usmleprep #step1prep #step2 #neuroanatomy #nerveinjury #upperlimb #saturdaynightpalsy #humerusfracture #mememedicine #musculoskeletal #rehab #usmlehighyield #medstudy #neurofacts

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