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Test: DTR Biceps Reflex

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Background/Purpose

Procedure

Examiner supports patient's forearm. The arm is bent to about 90 degress and the examiner places their thumb on the distal tendon near elbow. A brisk tap with a reflex hammer is performed on the examiner's thumb eliciting a response in the biceps muscle.
Performed: Unilaterally

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Tap the patient's biceps tendon through the examiners thumb.

Criteria

Normal reflex jerk response. +1 to +3

Measurement

0.00

LOINC Code

Scale/Grading

Pass/Fail

Test Stats

Side Pass Fail
Left 3 0
Right 3 0
Avg. Measure. Left 0.7 0.0
Avg. Measure. - Right 0.7 0.0

Regions
Cervical	Thoracic	Lumbar	Pelvic
Hip/Thigh	Knee/Calf	Ankle	Foot
Shoulder/Arm	Elbow/Forearm	Wrist	Hand
Head	TMJ	Systemic