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Froment's sign tests the abductor pollicis, so your second s/l might be

Posted By: opponens pollicis in the hand. nm on 2007-03-23
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Subject: Froment's sign tests the abductor pollicis, so your second s/l might be

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- Froment's sign tests the abductor pollicis, so your second s/l might be - opponens pollicis in the hand. nm
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What do EIP and EPL stand for??

Might be Froment sign. sm
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Froment sign

flexion of the distal phalanx of the thumb when a sheet of paper is held between the thumb and index finger in ulnar nerve palsy.

it wasn't Froment sign - but that is a good site to know about... Thanks anyways!
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Hoover Tinel sign (two different tests) ?
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Not your S/L but they also do the Froment test. sm
Subject: Not your S/L but they also do the Froment test. sm

Froment sign

flexion of the distal phalanx of the thumb when a sheet of paper is held between the thumb and index finger in ulnar nerve palsy.

Abductor Digiti Minimi ? See this link.
Subject: Abductor Digiti Minimi ? See this link.

Here is excellent hand link. Click on anatomy. Then on muscle and then on alphabetical list etc in case link does not go directly there.

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abductor tubercle in what part of body? hand/foot etc? nm
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Patient has radial neuritis and tendonitis of the abductor extensor tendons of the wrist...
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pollicis pertains to the thumb - sm
Subject: pollicis pertains to the thumb - sm

hallux pertains to the great toe. Would the word before *pollicis* be flexor or extensor, or maybe adductor or abductor???

pollicis longus or brevis. See link.
Subject: pollicis longus or brevis. See link.

http://www.ucgc.org/segments/wrist-injury/

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Lloyd's sign. Look in medical dictionary under sign. NM
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Extensor Indicis Proprius and Extensor Pollicis Longus sm
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lab tests....sm
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and

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Lab tests
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Rosie

tests, sm
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From Stedman's Ortho:

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Beckhterev OR Bekhterev sitting

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Hearing tests
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There's a Lombard's test, and there's a Schwabach's test.

blood tests
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Urine tests
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On his last three urine tests beginning April 2005, he has had between 5 and 8 red blood cells (or RBCs) per high power field.

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Subject: Sure. He could be ordering those tests for

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Can anyone tell me how hard the tests are to become a CMT and RMT?

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9: Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), NGI UltraQual�

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