Adson's sign

Jump to navigation Jump to search
Adson's sign

WikiDoc Resources for Adson's sign

Articles

Most recent articles on Adson's sign

Most cited articles on Adson's sign

Review articles on Adson's sign

Articles on Adson's sign in N Eng J Med, Lancet, BMJ

Media

Powerpoint slides on Adson's sign

Images of Adson's sign

Photos of Adson's sign

Podcasts & MP3s on Adson's sign

Videos on Adson's sign

Evidence Based Medicine

Cochrane Collaboration on Adson's sign

Bandolier on Adson's sign

TRIP on Adson's sign

Clinical Trials

Ongoing Trials on Adson's sign at Clinical Trials.gov

Trial results on Adson's sign

Clinical Trials on Adson's sign at Google

Guidelines / Policies / Govt

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse on Adson's sign

NICE Guidance on Adson's sign

NHS PRODIGY Guidance

FDA on Adson's sign

CDC on Adson's sign

Books

Books on Adson's sign

News

Adson's sign in the news

Be alerted to news on Adson's sign

News trends on Adson's sign

Commentary

Blogs on Adson's sign

Definitions

Definitions of Adson's sign

Patient Resources / Community

Patient resources on Adson's sign

Discussion groups on Adson's sign

Patient Handouts on Adson's sign

Directions to Hospitals Treating Adson's sign

Risk calculators and risk factors for Adson's sign

Healthcare Provider Resources

Symptoms of Adson's sign

Causes & Risk Factors for Adson's sign

Diagnostic studies for Adson's sign

Treatment of Adson's sign

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

CME Programs on Adson's sign

International

Adson's sign en Espanol

Adson's sign en Francais

Business

Adson's sign in the Marketplace

Patents on Adson's sign

Experimental / Informatics

List of terms related to Adson's sign

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Adson's sign is seen during abduction and external rotation at the shoulder, where there is loss of the radial pulse in the arm. It can be a sign of thoracic outlet syndrome. Thoracic outlet obstruction may be caused by a number of abnormalities, including degenerative or bony disorders, trauma to the cervical spine, fibromuscular bands, vascular abnormalities, and spasm of the anterior scalene muscle. Symptoms are due to compression of the brachial plexus and subclavian vasculature, and consist of complaints ranging from diffuse arm pain to a sensation of arm fatigue, frequently aggravated by carrying anything in the ipsilateral hand or doing overhead work such as window cleaning.

As cited in the literature the Adson's sign is loss of radial pulse while turning the head to the contralateral side, slightly elevating the chin and breathing in.

Causes

Common Causes

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning No underlying causes
Dental No underlying causes
Dermatologic No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat No underlying causes
Endocrine No underlying causes
Environmental No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic No underlying causes
Genetic No underlying causes
Hematologic No underlying causes
Iatrogenic No underlying causes
Infectious Disease No underlying causes
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic Thoracic outlet syndrome
Neurologic No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic No underlying causes
Oncologic No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity No underlying causes
Psychiatric No underlying causes
Pulmonary No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy No underlying causes
Sexual No underlying causes
Trauma No underlying causes
Urologic No underlying causes
Miscellaneous No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

How to perform Adson's Test?

With the patient in a sitting position, hands resting on thighs, the examiner palpates both radial pulses as The patient rapidly fills the lungs by deep inspiration and, with breath held, hyperextends the neck and turns the head toward the 'affected' side. If the radial pulse on that side is decidedly or completely obliterated, the result is considered positive.

See also

References

  • Dorland's Medical Dictionary

Template:Eponymous medical signs for integumentary and musculoskeletal systems

Template:Skin and subcutaneous tissue symptoms and signs Template:Nervous and musculoskeletal system symptoms and signs Template:Urinary system symptoms and signs Template:Cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour symptoms and signs Template:Speech and voice symptoms and signs Template:General symptoms and signs


de:Adson-Test



Template:WikiDoc Sources