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What Causes Pressure In Right Arm And Tingling In The Right Finger?

I am a 50 year old female. I have tingling only in my right pointer finger at the tip. When I lay on my stomach and move my head to the right I feel pressure in my right arm. When I lay on my back its pressure in my back on the right side. Question: Could this be the onset of a heart attack or blood clot?
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
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Tingling at right pointer finger tip is not a feature of heart attack or blood clot.

Tingling in finger associated with pressure in right arm by turning head toward right may point with some cervical radiculopathy/ cervical spondylosis or may be carpel tunnel syndrome.

I suggest you to get MRI Cervical spine with NCV & EMG study of right arm to come to a diagnosis.
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What Causes Pressure In Right Arm And Tingling In The Right Finger?

Tingling at right pointer finger tip is not a feature of heart attack or blood clot. Tingling in finger associated with pressure in right arm by turning head toward right may point with some cervical radiculopathy/ cervical spondylosis or may be carpel tunnel syndrome. I suggest you to get MRI Cervical spine with NCV & EMG study of right arm to come to a diagnosis.