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Handoff
The transfer of patient care from one health care provider to another or from one health care facility to another.
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Built up handle
The portion of an implement that has been increased in diameter to accommodate its use by persons with limited or weak grasp.
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Hand-arm vibration syndrome
Injury to the nerves, muscles, and tendons of the wrist and hand due to the repetitive use of vibrating hand tools. Hand-arm vibration syndrome refers to pain and numbness in the hand and arm resulting from the extended use of vibrating tools. Symptoms often encompass a blue or white hue in the fingers and a…
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Writing hand
A deformity of the hand in which the tips of the thumb and first finger are touching and the other fingers are flexed as if holding a writing instrument. This is seen in Parkinson’s disease.
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Resting position of hand
The principle used in splint fabrication whereby the forearm is midway between pronation and supination, the wrist is at 12 to 20 degrees dorsiflexion, and the phalanges are slightly flexed. The thumb is in partial opposition and forward.
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Opera-glass hand
A deformity of the hand caused by chronic arthritis in which the phalanges appear to be telescoped into one another like an opera glass.
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Obstetrician’s hand
The position of the hand in tetany with extension at the metacarpophalangeal and the interphalangeal. joints, and adduction of the thumb. It is named for the position of the obstetrician’s hand during vaginal examination.
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Functional position of hand
The principle used in splint fabrication whereby the wrist is dorsiflexed 20 to 35 degrees, a normal transverse arch is maintained, and the thumb is in abduction and opposition and aligned with the pads of the four fingers. Proximal interphalangeal joints are flexed 45 to 60 degrees.
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Diabetic hand
Stiffness and fibrotic contractures of the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints in patients with advanced diabetes mellitus.
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Benediction hand
Condition of the hand in which there is flexion of some of the fingers, especially of the terminal phalanges. The hand at the wrist may be extended. The condition may be caused by paralysis of the ulnar and median nerves.
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