| Descriptor in English: | Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Síndrome por Vibración de la Mano y el Brazo |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Síndrome da Vibração do Segmento Mão-Braço |
| Descriptor in French: | Syndrome des vibrations du système main-bras |
| Entry term(s): |
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes Syndrome, Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes, Hand-Arm Vibration Vibration Syndrome, Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes, Hand-Arm |
| Tree number(s): |
C10.668.829.380 C14.907.440 C24.400 |
| Scope note: | An occupational disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, affecting the fingers, hands, and forearms. It occurs in workers who regularly use vibrating tools such as jackhammers, power chain saws, riveters, etc. Symptoms include episodic finger blanching, NUMBNESS, tingling, and loss of nerve sensitivity. |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CI chemically induced CL classification CN congenital CO complications DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy DI diagnosis DT drug therapy EC economics EH ethnology EM embryology EN enzymology EP epidemiology ET etiology GE genetics HI history IM immunology ME metabolism MI microbiology MO mortality NU nursing PA pathology PC prevention & control PP physiopathology PS parasitology PX psychology RH rehabilitation RT radiotherapy SU surgery TH therapy UR urine VE veterinary VI virology |
| History Note: | 2007 |
| DeCS UI: | 52115 |
| Descriptor UI: | D053421 |
| Date Established: | 2007/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2006/07/05 |
| Revision Date: | 2013/07/09 |
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Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome
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| Concept UI |
M0492992 |
| Scope note | An occupational disorder resulting from prolonged exposure to vibration, affecting the fingers, hands, and forearms. It occurs in workers who regularly use vibrating tools such as jackhammers, power chain saws, riveters, etc. Symptoms include episodic finger blanching, NUMBNESS, tingling, and loss of nerve sensitivity. |
| Preferred term | Hand-Arm Vibration Syndrome |
| Entry term(s) |
Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes Syndrome, Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes, Hand-Arm Vibration Vibration Syndrome, Hand-Arm Vibration Syndromes, Hand-Arm |
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