Question

A 50-year-old office worker presents with a 3-month history of pain and tingling in her right thumb, index, and middle fingers. The symptoms are worse at night and are relieved by shaking her hand. Tapping over the wrist elicits the symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Carpal tunnel syndrome

Answer

De Quervain's tenosynovitis

Answer

Cervical radiculopathy

Answer

Ulnar nerve entrapment

Answer

Raynaud's phenomenon

Practice question

A 50-year-old office worker presents with a 3-month history of pain and tingling in her right thumb, index, and middle fingers. The symptoms are worse at night and are relieved by shaking her hand. Tapping over the wrist elicits the symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?