Suggest Treatment For Symptoms Of Raynaud's Phenomenon

Posted on Wed, 12 Oct 2016

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Question : ,y hands keep turning blue. I have chf. Is this normal?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (51 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms seem to be related to Raynaud's phenomenon.

Coreg may trigger this clinical situation.

I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and performing further tests to investigate for other possible causes underlying this symptomatology:

- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for possible dysfunction
- inflammation tests ( PCR, sedimentation rate) for possible autoimmune disorder
- kidney and renal function tests
- fasting glucose.

Further tests ( rheumatoid factor, antiphospholipidic antibodies, etc.) May be needed.

Meanwhile, I recommend stopping coreg, which can trigger this clinical situation.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

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