Which term describes the signs including Pain out of proportion, pallor, paresthesia, and late pulselessness or paralysis?

• A. Compartment Syndrome
• B. Compartment Syndrome Signs
• C. Edema
• D. Crepitus

Answer: (B)

Pain out of proportion, pallor, paresthesia, and late pulselessness or paralysis are the observable signs clinicians look for when compartment syndrome is suspected. These findings describe how the condition presents in a patient, not the diagnosis itself. So the term that fits best is Compartment Syndrome Signs—the specific clinical signs indicating the syndrome. The other options aren’t as fitting: the condition name refers to the syndrome as a whole, edema is just swelling and not specific to the syndrome, and crepitus isn’t part of the classic presentation. Note that early sign is severe pain out of proportion, with nerve involvement causing paresthesias, and vascular compromise manifesting as pallor and, in late stages, absent pulses or paralysis.