TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 6. Approach to the Patient with Hand, Wrist, or Elbow Pain
A1  - Johnston, James C.
A1  - Deune, E. Gene
A2  - Imboden, John B.
A2  - Hellmann, David B.
A2  - Stone, John H.
PY  - 2013
T2  - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Rheumatology, 3e
AB  - The  causes  of  upper  extremity  pain  can  be  categorized  as  neurologic,  musculoskeletal,  joint-related,  and  vascular.  A  thorough  history  is  critical  to  characterize  the  pain.  Clinicians  should  ask  specific  questions  about  the  quality  of  the  pain  (eg,  aching,  stabbing,  throbbing,  tingling,  pins  and  needles,  numbness).  Radiologic  and  diagnostic  testing  can  help  the  clinician  differentiate  between  the  sources  of  pain,  thereby  limiting  the  differential  diagnosis.  However,  because  pain  is  subjective,  the  objective  physical,  radiologic,  and  electrophysiologic  findings  sometimes  correlate  poorly  with  the  intensity  of  the  patient’s  perceived  pain.  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=57270470
ER  -