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What Does Ridged Finger Nails Indicate?

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Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2015
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Question : If you have ridged finger nails what is wrong ??
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Answered by Dr. Sassen S Kwasa (36 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Anemia, or low oxygen content in your body

Detailed Answer:
Welcome to HCM. The ridging you speak of is associated with anemia where one's hemoglobin is low, there are different reasons that this would be case, this is not a bulletproof association but points many in the right direction. I hope this helps and good luck.
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What Does Ridged Finger Nails Indicate?

Brief Answer: Anemia, or low oxygen content in your body Detailed Answer: Welcome to HCM. The ridging you speak of is associated with anemia where one's hemoglobin is low, there are different reasons that this would be case, this is not a bulletproof association but points many in the right direction. I hope this helps and good luck.