A 46-year-old administrative assistant complains of pain in the wrist that radiates into the palm and into the fingers.The clinician can test the patient for carpal tunnel syndrome by eliciting which of the following signs?

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Tinel's sign is a test for carpal tunnel syndrome that involves tapping on the median nerve at the wrist to elicit a tingling or shock-like sensation in the distribution of the nerve. Apley's sign is for assessing shoulder mobility and instability, Finkelstein sign is for testing for De Quervain's tenosynovitis (a specific type of hand/wrist pain), and Lhermitte's sign is a symptom associated with cervical spine pathology.

A 46-Year-Old Administrative Assistant Complains of Pain in the Wrist