A 40-year-old woman presents with intermittent numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers of her right hand, worse at night and oft...

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A 40-year-old woman presents with intermittent numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers of her right hand, worse at night and often waking her up. Tinel's test (tapping over the wrist) reproduces the symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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Cervical Radiculopathy (C6)

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Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

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Raynaud's Phenomenon

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De Quervain's Tenosynovitis

mrcgp akt MCQ (SBA): Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

A 40-year-old woman presents with intermittent numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers of her right hand, worse at night and often waking her up. Tinel's test (tapping over the wrist) reproduces the symptoms. What is the most likely diagnosis?