Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Raynaud Syndrome

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Cold fingers or toes;
Color changes in your skin in response to cold or stress;
Numb, prickly feeling or stinging pain upon warming or stress relief;

PhysicalFindings

Increased vascular reactivity of fingers beginning with pain and pallor (white) or cyanosis (blue) followed by reactive hyperemia (red);

ClinicalTests

Clinical criteria;
Nailfold capillaroscopy;

RiskFactors

5% of population;

Primary Raynaud's:
Female > male;
Age 15-30 y/o;
Live in colder climates;
Family history.

Secondary Raynaud's:
Associated diseases (scleroderma and lupus);
Certain occupations (operating tools that vibrate);
Exposure to certain substances (smoking, taking medications, exposed to certain chemicals, such as vinyl chloride);

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

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WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/cardiovascular-disorders/peripheral-arterial-disorders/raynaud-syndrome