Talk:Carpopedal spasm

Errors and omissions

 * "carpopedal" refers to 'wrist and foot', not just wrist. Corrected.
 * A "deformation" is a permanent abnormality of physical development, usually intrauterine. Carpopedal spasm is not a deformation or deformity; it is a transient physical exam finding, or sign.  Corrected.
 * There's a perfectly good article over at Trousseau sign that describes this finding rather better than does this article. I'd suggest replacing one of them - probably the eponym - with a redirect to this article.  Unfortunately, since the eponymous signs of Trousseau are myriad, there should probably eventually be a disambig page about Trousseau's signs and syndromes and maneuvers that links here (among other places).

-Ikkyu2 23:21, 16 December 2005 (UTC)


 * I'd go with carpopedal spasm.
 * Google:
 * Carpopedal spasm - 871 hits
 * Trousseau's sign - 615 hit
 * Pubmed:
 * Carpopedal spasm: 22 hits
 * Trousseau's sign: 21 hits
 * Merge away. Nephron 00:05, 17 December 2005 (UTC)