Appointment prep
Prepare for a scleroderma or systemic sclerosis evaluation
Skin tightening, Raynaud's, swallowing difficulties, and lung or heart involvement are often scattered across specialists and dismissed for years. Medvo helps you connect the dots and request rheumatology evaluation and organ screening.
Symptoms patients describe
- · Tight, shiny skin on hands and face, puffy fingers
- · Severe Raynaud's with ulcers, difficulty swallowing, reflux
- · Shortness of breath, fatigue, joint pain
Tests & referrals to request
Framed as evaluation — your clinician decides what is appropriate.
- · Autoantibody panel (Scl-70, centromere, RNA polymerase III)
- · Referral to rheumatologist experienced in systemic sclerosis
- · Pulmonary function tests, echo, and skin score assessment
If you've been dismissed
- · Raynaud's called 'just cold hands' without further workup
- · Skin changes attributed to aging or weight gain