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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in elbow, wrist or finger |
Tendon inflammation. |
See Tendinitis. |
| joint when bending arm or hand. |
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See Tennis Elbow. |
| No redness or swelling. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in arm or hand |
Pressure on nerves in wrist. |
See Carpal Tunnel |
| Numbness or tingling in arm |
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Syndrome. |
| or hand, especially at night. |
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| No recent injury. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Severe pain in arm following |
Muscle or ligament injury. |
See Sprains & Strains. |
| injury. |
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| Arm not misshapen. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in arm during exercise. |
Temporary lack of oxygen |
Call doctor if pain lasts |
| Feeling of pressure in chest. |
to heart. |
longer than 5 minutes. |
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See Angina Pectoris. |
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See Coronary-Artery |
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Disease. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in elbow, wrist or finger |
Bone or joint infection. |
Consult doctor. |
| joint. |
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See Osteomyelitis. |
| Affected joint red and swollen. |
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See Arthritis, Infectious. |
| Fever. |
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| General ill feeling. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Severe pain in arm following |
Broken bone. |
Call doctor now. |
| injury. |
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See Bone Fracture. |
| Arm misshapen. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in elbow, wrist or finger |
Complication of prior |
See Rheumatic Fever. |
| joints. |
streptococcal infection. |
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| Affected joints red, warm, |
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| swollen. |
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| Fever. |
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| Recent illness, such as sore |
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| throat, gonorrhea or skin infection. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Discomfort in fingers. |
Circulation disorder. |
See Raynaud's |
| Fingers turn pale, then bluish, |
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Phenomenon. |
| then red, when exposed to cold. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in elbow, wrist or finger |
Joint inflammation. |
See Osteoarthritis. |
| joint. |
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See Arthritis, |
| Affected joint red, warm, |
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Rheumatoid. |
| swollen. |
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See Arthritis, Juvenile |
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Rheumatoid (children |
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only). |
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See Bursitis. |
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See Gout. |
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See Psoriatic Arthritis. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain in arm or hand. |
Pressure on nerves in |
See Cervical Spondylosis. |
| Numbness or tingling in arm |
neck. |
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| or hand. |
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| Stiff neck and cracking sound |
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| with neck movement. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Pain around fingernails. |
Tissue inflammation. |
See Paronchia. |
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| Symptoms: |
Possible Problems: |
What To Do: |
| Redness, swelling, warmth |
Herpes infection of the |
See Herpetic Whitlow. |
| around a nail. |
skin. |
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| Sudden pain around the nail. |
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