Cold Temperature Exposure: Check Your Symptoms
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You have answered Yes to:Are your hands, fingers, feet, nose, or ears sensitive to cold temperatures?
See significance of skin that is sensitive to cold temperatures if you need information to help you answer the questions below.
Review health risks that may increase the seriousness of your symptoms.
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You may wait to see if the symptoms improve over the next 24 hours (or specified time period) if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
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Do you have Raynaud's phenomenon and your reaction to cold has gotten worse since your last visit to a health professional?
Have you had repeated episodes of your fingers, hands, feet, nose, or ears turning pale, white, blue, cold, numb, or tingly after exposure to cold temperatures?
If you have answered "No" to the above questions, go back to Check Your Symptoms and continue to answer the questions to evaluate your symptoms.
| Last updated: | July 05, 2007 |
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| Author: | Jan Nissl, RN, BS |
| Reviewed By: | William M. Green, MD - Emergency Medicine, H. Michael O'Connor, MD - Emergency Medicine |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Tracy Landauer |
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