Fellow Frostie Bev from New Mexico shared with us this educational Raynaud's video produced by Johns Hopkins Division of Rheumatology titled "Raynaud’s Phenomenon: What You Should Know." It does an excellent job of explaining Raynaud's, differentiating primary vs. secondary forms and reviewing current treatment options. Here's the video narrated by Dr. Zsuzsanna McMahan from the Johns
Since there's no single test to diagnose Raynaud's, doctors generally rely on either witnessing an attack or listening to a patient describe their symptoms. But if their description doesn't correspond to the text book triad of color changes (white/blue/red) or reference to pain or experience (e.g., numbness) they studied in medical school, Raynaud's symptoms can
We found this video created by the DidYouKnow web site that shows the three stages of color changes often experienced by Raynaud's sufferers, and gives a very basic explanation of the condition. Frosties may find this to be a good introduction to the disorder when explaining it to friends, family and colleagues. One comment in the
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We wanted to share this short, but informative video found on YouTube titled What Drugs Cause Raynaud's? This is a subject not often covered by medical resources, so we were happy to see it given this entertaining treatment: