Do I Have Raynaud's Disease Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. What has happened to the skin on digits that experience these episodes?
I have no episode-related skin changes.
The skin sometimes becomes dry or tender but remains intact.
I have developed recurrent cracks, marked swelling, or slow-healing irritated areas.
I have had an open sore, blackened area, drainage, spreading redness, or another sign of tissue injury or infection.
2. During a cold or color-change episode, what happens to sensation in the affected digits?
Sensation remains unchanged.
They feel mildly different, such as faint tingling.
There is clear tingling or partial numbness.
They become profoundly numb or temporarily lose most sensation.
3. How are the color or coldness episodes distributed across your hands or feet?
I have not experienced these episodes.
They tend to affect similar digits on both sides.
They are noticeably stronger on one side or in one particular digit.
They repeatedly affect only one side, or a single digit stays abnormal after the others recover.
4. As your hands or feet warm again, how does their color usually respond?
I have not noticed a cold-related color change or rebound.
Their usual color returns gradually without a distinct flush.
They often become noticeably pink or red while warming.
They become intensely red or purple, often with swelling or throbbing.
5. Which situation is enough to bring on a color change in your fingers or toes?
None of these situations has brought on a color change.
Prolonged exposure to strong cold, such as being outside in winter.
Brief everyday cold, such as reaching into a freezer or holding a chilled drink.
A mildly cool room, air conditioning, or emotional stress can be enough.
6. When your fingers or toes are exposed to cold, what visible change is most typical?
They keep approximately their usual color.
They sometimes become slightly paler than usual.
Distinct white or bluish patches appear on one or more digits.
One or more digits turn dramatically white, blue, or purple.
7. Which health or exposure context accompanies your episodes?
I do not experience the episodes described in this quiz.
I experience them without a known related health condition, medicine, or repeated vibration exposure.
They seem linked to a medicine change, nicotine use, or repeated work with vibrating tools.
They occur alongside a diagnosed autoimmune, connective-tissue, or circulation condition, or new joint swelling, skin tightening, or unexplained rash.
8. How much do these experiences alter your everyday activities?
They do not require changes to my activities.
I occasionally warm my hands or feet before continuing.
I regularly plan around cold settings or pause activities when symptoms begin.
They frequently stop activities, disturb sleep, or limit work, travel, or time outdoors.
9. Over the past several weeks, how often have cold- or stress-related color episodes occurred?
They have not occurred.
Once or twice after substantial exposure to cold.
Several times, although not during most days.
On most days or repeatedly within the same day.
10. After you move somewhere warm, what usually happens to an affected finger or toe?
There is no unusual color or temperature change to recover from.
It returns to its usual appearance fairly quickly.
Recovery takes a noticeable while even with gentle warming.
The abnormal color or coldness can persist long after warming efforts.
11. Which description best matches how this pattern began or changed?
I have not had a recurring pattern of these symptoms.
The pattern has been familiar and relatively stable for a long time.
It began recently or has gradually become more frequent or noticeable.
It appeared abruptly, changed sharply, or now occurs without an obvious cold or stress trigger.
12. Imagine fastening a button or using a key while your hands feel cold. What best matches your experience?
Cold does not noticeably affect these tasks.
My fingers feel slightly stiff, but I can continue normally.
Fine movements become awkward and take extra effort.
Numbness, stiffness, or pain can make the task temporarily impossible.
13. When an affected hand or foot begins warming, which sensation is most familiar?
No unusual rewarming sensation occurs.
A brief mild tingling or warmth occurs.
There is a distinct rush of tingling, burning, or throbbing.
Rewarming causes severe pain or prolonged throbbing.
14. Right now, what is the condition of the most affected finger or toe after gentle warming?
There is no unusual symptom after warming.
It returns to its usual color and comfort without difficulty.
Some tenderness or altered color lingers, but the skin is intact.
Severe pain, persistent white-blue-black discoloration, an open sore, or signs of infection remain.
15. How would you describe discomfort during an episode or while warming afterward?
I do not experience episode-related discomfort.
There is mild, brief discomfort that is easy to tolerate.
I experience definite aching, burning, or pins and needles.
The pain is intense, persistent, or difficult to manage.