Scorebuilders Q&A
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Scorebuilders Q&A
Episode 38 – Differential Diagnosis
A patient reports numbness and tingling in the palmar aspect of the thumb, index, and middle fingers. Examination findings reveal pain with resisted pronation and a negative Tinel’s sign at the wrist. Which of the following conditions should the therapist MOST likely suspect?
1. Carpal tunnel syndrome
2. Pronator syndrome
3. Anterior interosseous syndrome
4. Cubital tunnel syndrome
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