Symptom Finder - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
A 42-year-old female comes to you because of recurrent weakness and tingling of both hands, worse on the right. Her nerve conduction studies are unremarkable. Nevertheless, you inject lidocaine and corticosteroids into her right carpal tunnel with good results. What else could she have?
1. Rheumatoid arthritis
2. Amyloidosis
3. Acromegaly
4. Multiple myeloma
5. Cervical radiculopathy
6. Menopause syndrome
7. Hypothyroidism
8. Collagen disease
A 42-year-old female comes to you because of recurrent weakness and tingling of both hands, worse on the right. Her nerve conduction studies are unremarkable. Nevertheless, you inject lidocaine and corticosteroids into her right carpal tunnel with good results. What else could she have?
1. Rheumatoid arthritis
2. Amyloidosis
3. Acromegaly
4. Multiple myeloma
5. Cervical radiculopathy
6. Menopause syndrome
7. Hypothyroidism
8. Collagen disease
