Arm pain
Arm pain: Introduction
Arm pain: Pain or discomfort of one or both arms.
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Causes of Arm pain:
The following medical conditions are some of the possible
causes of Arm pain.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
about your symptoms.
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Home Diagnostic Testing and Arm pain
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Causes of Types of Arm pain:
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Arm pain: Symptom Checker
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Diagnostic tests for Arm pain:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Arm pain. Some of these are listed below :
- General appearance - looking for bruising, deformity of arm, swelling of the arm, abnormal posture of body, muscle wasting, abnormal arm movements.
- Physical examination
- May be necessary to examine a variety of joints including the cervical spine, shoulder, elbow , wrists and the various joints of the hand
- Test muscle tone, power, reflexes and co-ordination of upper limbs
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Medications or substances causing Arm pain:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Arm pain as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Arm pain
Arm pain: Comorbid Symptoms
Some of the comorbid or associated medical symptoms
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Causes of General Symptom Types
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Arm pain
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Arm pain.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed pain in your arm?
Why: to establish if acute or chronic.
- What area(s) of the arm is affected by the pain?
Why: To determine if local or generalized pain and to determine if arm joints may be involved.
- Is the hand also affected by the pain?
- Are both arms affected and is it symmetrical?
Why: helps determine which nerves may be affected e.g. painful peripheral neuropathy is symmetrical compared with individual nerve or nerve root disease which should be suspected if pain is asymmetrical or confined to one limb.
- Is there a time of day when arm pain is worse?
Why: can help determine the cause of arm pain e.g. carpal tunnel syndrome wakes the person in the middle of the night ; cervical spondylitis wakes the person with pain and stiffness that persists well into the day; people with thoracic outlet syndrome find it difficult to fall asleep due to pain.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Arm pain) may include:
- Arm paresthesia?
Why: if also paresthesia in the involved extremity this usually suggests herniated cervical disc , spinal cord tumor or cervical spondylosis. Other conditions to consider are brachial plexus neuropathy, thoracic outlet syndrome, cervical rib, Pancoast's tumor, Raynaud's disease, sympathetic dystrophy or various entrapment syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome and ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow.
- Arm weakness?
- Neck pain?
Why: pain originating from disorders from the neck can transmit to distal parts of the arm.
- Shoulder pain?
Why: pain originating from disorders form the shoulder joint do not usually extend below the elbow.
- Chest pain?
Why: angina or heart attack must be considered as a cause of arm pain , especially for pain experienced down the inner left arm.
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Arm pain: Deaths
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Misdiagnosis and Arm pain
Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who
had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness
because he suffered from sudden...read more »
Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for
a patient to show mental decline to dementia.
Whereas this can, of course, occur...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of leg cramps or misdiagnosis of diabetes....read more »
Mild traumatic brain injury often remains undiagnosed: Although the symptoms
of severe brain injury are hard to miss,
it is less clear for milder injuries, or even those causing a mild concussion diagnosis.
The...read more »
MTBI misdiagnosed as balance problem: When a person has symptoms
such as vertigo or dizziness, a diagnosis of brain injury may go overlooked...read more »
Brain pressure condition often misdiagnosed as dementia: A condition
that results from an excessive pressure of CSF within the brain is often misdiagnosed.
It may be misdiagnosed...read more »
Post-concussive brain injury often misdiagnosed: A study found that soldiers who had
suffered a concussive injury in battle often were misdiagnosed on their return.
A...read more »
Children with migraine often misdiagnosed: A migraine often fails to be
correctly diagnosed in pediatric patients.
These patients are not the typical migraine sufferers, but migraines can also occur in...read more »
Vitamin B12 deficiency under-diagnosed: The condition of Vitamin B12 deficiency
is a possible misdiagnosis of various conditions, such as multiple sclerosis (see symptoms...read more »
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News Archives for Arm pain
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- ARM PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Arm pain
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Arm pain
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Arm pain
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Arm pain
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- ARM PAIN
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Arm pain: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Organs affected by Arm pain:
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Detailed list of causes of Arm pain
The list below shows some of the causes of Arm pain mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Arm pain
How Common are these Causes of Arm pain?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Arm pain.
Of the 124
causes of Arm pain that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 9
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 119
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Arm pain
Conditions listing symptoms: Arm pain:
The following list of conditions
have 'Arm pain' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
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- Heart attack
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- Hip cancer
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Causes of Arm pain Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Arm pain based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Arm pain?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Arm pain, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Arm pain:
Subtypes of Arm pain:
Forearm pain (19 causes), Upper arm pain (23 causes), Recurring upper arm pain (6 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Arm pain:
Pain (6034 causes), Arm symptoms (1540 causes), Sensations (6153 causes), Nerve symptoms (9019 causes), Common symptoms (8101 causes), Limb symptoms (3410 causes), Pain symptoms (6034 causes), Sensory symptoms (6688 causes), Neurological symptoms (9409 causes), Brain symptoms (2500 causes), Body symptoms (5105 causes), Head symptoms (9748 causes), Leg symptoms (2612 causes)
Symptoms related to Arm pain:
Arm symptoms (1540 causes), Wrist symptoms (35 causes), Hand symptoms (1935 causes), Wrist pain (45 causes), Hand pain (60 causes), Elbow pain (41 causes), Swollen arm (37 causes), Arm numbness (64 causes), Elbow symptoms (136 causes), Wrist symptoms (35 causes), Arm pain (124 causes), Upper arm pain (23 causes), Forearm pain (19 causes), Finger pain (50 causes), Arm injury, Arm tingling (21 causes), Finger symptoms (1550 causes), Forearm symptoms (29 causes), Upper arm symptoms (6 causes), nerve injury, nerve compression, nerve entrapment, brachial plexus, bone fracture, trauma
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