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septic bursitis. When a provider elicits a painful Finkelstein's sign, he or she is testing for A. carpal tunnel syndrome. B. bursitis of the shoulder. C. de Quervain's tenosynovitis. D. tennis elbow Answer: C Pain elicited when the Finkelstein's test is performed indicates de Quervain's tenosynovitis at the base of the thumb. The test is performed by flexion of the thumb across the palm, with ulnar deviation of the wrist. Gliding the infl amed tendons will produce pain, which is considered a positive Finkelstein's test. Tinel's sign and Phalen's test are used to diagnose carpal tunnel syndrome. The tennis elbow test evaluates for lateral epicondylitis. The client's elbow is stabilized in the examiner's hand and the thumb of that hand positioned on the client's lateral epicondyle. The client makes a fist, pronates the forearm, and radially deviates and extends the wrist while the examiner applies a resisting force at the wrist. This test is positive if pain is elicited in the area of the lateral epicondyle. There is no specific test for shoulder bursitis.