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Raynaud’s Disease: What is it? (pathology?)
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Episodic disorder effects small cutaneous arteries in hand/toes. Vasospasm occurs causing color change to finger, toes, ears, nose. Low blood flow causes digits to become cyanotic from hyper uremic response when perfusion occurs. Occurs to finger tips. Is a vasospastic disorder causing discoloration of the fingers, toes, and occasionally other areas. This condition can also cause nails to become brittle with longitudinal ridges. The phenomenon is believed to be the result of vasospasms that decrease blood supply to the respective regions.
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Raynaud’s Disease: What aggrevates it?
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Emotional stress and cold are classic triggers of the phenomenon.
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Raynaud’s Disease: What is the cause?
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unknown
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Raynaud’s Disease: Highest risk
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Young women 15 to 40
Seen with other autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, lupus |
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Raynaud’s Disease: Signs & symptoms?
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Coldness
Numbness Throbbing pain Tingling Swelling |
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Raynaud’s Disease: Diagnostic tests?
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No diagnostic test
If s/s last 2 days with no other dx primary : primary raynauds If s/s exists with other connective tissue dx secondary Raynauds |
