Flapping tremor (asterixis) is seen in a patient with
a. Crohn's disease.
b. hepatic encephalopathy.
c. cancer of the stomach.
d. candidiasis.
B
Asterixis is a hand flapping tremor in which the patient stretches out an arm and hyperextends the wrist with the fingers separated, relaxed, and extended. This occurs in the patient with hepatic encephalopathy.
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