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Shooting pain from shoulder blade to ring finger comes amd goes? shoulder makes grinding noises. hist pots and eds. cardiac cause or nerve?

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Nerve: Likely C7 nerve root. Also symptoms suggest a separate shoulder problem.

Dr Anyanwu and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/28/2017

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Not cardiac: You have radicular pain (pain that follows a dermatome - nerve impingement pain). You should see an orthopedic surgeon, neurologist, or neurosurgeon.

Answered 10/24/2013

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