When performing a physical assessment of a client, the client reports numbness, tingling, and pain when the nurse percusses lightly over the median nerve. The nurse recognizes that this finding is consistent with:

When performing a physical assessment of a client, the client reports numbness, tingling, and pain when the nurse percusses lightly over the median nerve. The nurse recognizes that this finding is consistent with:


a) Carpal tunnel syndrome
b) Dupuytren's contracture
c) Impingement syndrome
d) Morton's neuroma


Answer: a) Carpal tunnel syndrome


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