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Subject: Diagnosis
Category: Health
Asked by: sandy5-ga
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Posted: 30 Jan 2003 12:14 PST
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Question ID: 155356
sounds like doc is saying "right upper extremity parasecia" -
Parasecia or parasegia is word I don't understand
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Subject: Re: Diagnosis
Answered By: websearcher-ga on 30 Jan 2003 12:26 PST
 
Hi sandy5:

It is quite likely that the term is "right upper extremity
paresthesias".

"parasthesias" is a feeling of tingling or numbness. Your right upper
extremity is your right arm. Do you have a tingling in your right arm?


For more information on parasthesias, see:

Parasthesias
http://www.whiplash101.com/paresthe.htm

Paresthesias Clinical Resources
http://cchs-dl.slis.ua.edu/clinical/neurology/symptoms/paresthesias.htm


Of course, since we are not dispensing medical advice here at Google
Answers, you should double-check this with your doctor.

Thanks. 

websearcher-ga


Search Strategy:

I found a medical dictionary at: 

http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/omd/

and found the words closest to your guess. I then did a search for:

"right upper extremity paresthesias"
://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=%22right+upper+extremity+paresthesias%22&meta=

and 

paresthesias
://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=paresthesias&meta=
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Subject: Re: Diagnosis
From: ac67-ga on 30 Jan 2003 14:23 PST
 
Just an additional comment, paresthesias is not a diagnosis but a
symptom - just basically a fancy way of saying "tingling".  If that is
listed as the diagnosis somewhere it is because they have not come up
with a more specific diagnosis yet.  Paresthesias can be caused by any
number of circulatory or neurologic problems.  Can also be associated
with some metabolic or nutritional problems.  They can also be normal,
as when your foot "falls asleep" due to lack of circulation from being
in one position too long.  However if it is limited to the right upper
extremity it is less likely normal or metabolic in origin, more likely
a circulatory or neurologic problem.  Without more history/exam
findings it would be difficult to say for sure.

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