Adson's sign (test)
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Etiology
- Adson's test may be a sign of arterial thoracic outlet syndrome
Clinical manifestations
- a sign referable to the lower part of the brachial plexus manifested by obliteration of pulse when the patient holds a full breath with the head tilted back or turned
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References
- ↑ Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 79