For which of the following nerve palsies is the below test detected?: (A) Median nerve, (B) Ulnar nerve, (C) Radial nerve, (D) Anterior interosseous nerve
Answer is B. Ans. B. Ulnar nerveThe picture shows the card test which tests the ulnar nerve (palmar interossei).* In this test, the examiner inserts a card between the two extended fingers, and the patient is asked to hold it as tightly as possible, while the examiner tries to pull the card out.* The power of adductors palmar interossei-adduction (PAD) can thus be judged.* Ulnar nerve supplies the hypothenar muscles, all the palmar and dorsal interossei and medial two lumbricals.