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Experiencing Numbness While Lifting Hands Parallel To Chest
My fingertips go numb when I either have my hands lifted to they are parallel to by chest. When I put them down at the my sides I get the feeling back and it seems like the blood runs back down to my hand. Could I have poor blood circulation or is it something else to that effect? Low iron in blood perhaps? Can you please help me to understand why this happens? thanks
Thu, 5 Jan 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
As per your clinical description it seems that you have peripheral vascular disease of your upper limbs. It is a constrictive disease of the blood vessels due to which blood circulation to the peripheries of the limbs decreases. If I were your treating doctor I would have done some clinical examinations and suggested you some tests as follows
- Complete hemogram, fasting and PP blood sugar, lipid profile, doppler ultrasound of the upper limb vessels (eg: subclavian, brachial arteries) and regular monitoring of your blood pressure; to rule out any comorbid conditions like Hypertension, dyslipidemia, Diabetes mellitus, and to diagnose the vessel involved in the disease.
With proper clinical evaluation and diagnosis you may need to visit a physician and a vascular surgeon for further evaluation and management. Hence, I would suggest you to visit your doctor with these early symptoms to rule out the disease.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Md Firoz Mullick
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
As per your clinical description it seems that you have peripheral vascular disease of your upper limbs. It is a constrictive disease of the blood vessels due to which blood circulation to the peripheries of the limbs decreases. If I were your treating doctor I would have done some clinical examinations and suggested you some tests as follows
- Complete hemogram, fasting and PP blood sugar, lipid profile, doppler ultrasound of the upper limb vessels (eg: subclavian, brachial arteries) and regular monitoring of your blood pressure; to rule out any comorbid conditions like Hypertension, dyslipidemia, Diabetes mellitus, and to diagnose the vessel involved in the disease.
With proper clinical evaluation and diagnosis you may need to visit a physician and a vascular surgeon for further evaluation and management. Hence, I would suggest you to visit your doctor with these early symptoms to rule out the disease.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Md Firoz Mullick
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