Elbow Injuries: Check Your Symptoms
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You have answered Yes to:Is your hand, wrist, or forearm pale, white, blue, or cold?
See significance of pale, white, blue, or cold skin 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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Call your health professional immediately if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
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Is your arm pale, white, blue, or cold below the elbow?
Is your forearm, wrist, or hand pale, white, blue, or cold after having a brace, cast, or splint applied? Note: See first aid for a cast or splint that may be too tight.
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Call your health professional today if you answer "Yes" to any of the following questions.
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Has your forearm, wrist, or hand turned pale, white, blue, or cold (even if the symptoms occur off and on), and these symptoms have not been evaluated by your health professional?
Do your symptoms come and go but they have become worse since you were evaluated by your health professional?
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: | April 03, 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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