Cyanosis
Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again - L. Frank Baum
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Blue by Taylor Bush
When you are sick Helpless Stuck on bed rest
That blue is what keeps you alive
That liquid blue
The blue that eases all the pain
The blue that goes down so soothingly
Liquid blue
Blue like the ocean you'll never swim in
Blue like the sky you'll never touch
Blue like the tears that roll
If you don't have it
Source: Taylor Bush, Blue, HelloPoetry.com, October 24, 2014.
Resources
Blue Clues: Common Causes of Neonatal Cyanosis
Think abnormal hemoglobin saturation, abnormal hemoglobin, or poor circulation as the three main pathways to blue. Make sure it’s true, central cyanosis before you get too worked up about it. Response to oxygen administration can be very helpful in sorting things out.
The Blue Baby Syndromes
Did environment or infection cause a blood disorder in newborns?
Think Like a Doctor: The Blue Girl Solved!
Chromhidrosis, from the Greek for colored sweat, is a rare condition in which people perspire a darkly pigmented sweat from specialized glands on the cheeks, under the arms and around the nipples.
Why Are Veins Blue?
When someone asks the question “why are veins blue?” a likely response is that they’re blue because the blood in veins is deoxygenated. While it’s true that venous blood vessels carry a lower concentration of oxygen than their arterial counterparts, this isn’t the reason for their blue appearance in your skin.
You Think Blue Jeans For Pneumonia Is Ridiculous?
Which do you think is more odd – professional football players wearing pink gloves, shoes, and pads or hedge funds and financial types wearing blue jeans to work on a Monday?
Blue by Taylor Bush
When you are sick Helpless Stuck on bed rest That blue is what keeps you alive
Cyanosis
Cyanosis, broadly speaking, is caused by disorders of deoxygenated hemoglobin and disorders of abnormal hemoglobin. Oxygen might not reach hemoglobin in an adequate or sufficient amount as a result of conditions affecting the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and the central nervous system (CNS).
Breath-holding Spells
Many of us have heard stories about stubborn or willful toddlers who hold their breath until they turn blue in the face. These might sound like amusing "terrible twos" tales, but they're not funny to the parents of these toddlers. Breath-holding spells can be terrifying for parents because kids hold their breath until they pass out.
Central Cyanosis
The name cyanosis, literally means "the blue disease" or "the blue condition". It is derived from the color cyan, which comes from kyanos, the Greek word for blue.
Cyanosis in Infants
Well thought out resource for professionals.
Cyanosis: Types, Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
It is usually indicative of decreased oxygen in the bloodstream. It may denote an underlying lung illness but it may also connote of a heart or major blood vessel defect.
The Cyanotic Neonate
When a cyanotic neonate presents to the emergency department, the differential diagnosis must include congenital heart disease (CHD), respiratory disorders, hematologic disorders, and infectious processes.
FP Notebook
Resource for professionals.
Life in The Fastlane
•Cyanosis is a bluish hue that occurs in the presence of ~60 g/L deoxyhaemoglobin or dyshaemoglobinaemias •the differentials include treatment with methylene blue and new clothes that leach blue ink…
NHS
Cyanosis that comes on gradually is usually the result of a long-term heart or lung problem...
Patient
Cyanosis is the abnormal blue discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes, caused by an increase in the deoxygenated haemoglobin level to above 5 g/dL. Patients with anaemia do not develop cyanosis until the oxygen saturation (SaO2) has fallen to lower levels than for patients with normal haemoglobin levels, and patients with polycythaemia develop cyanosis at higher oxygen saturation levels. Cyanosis can be divided into either central or peripheral.
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