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The condition called cyanosis is caused by an increased blood concentration of?
oxygen Carbon Dioxide
What is a Condition of blueness?
Cyanosis. Bluish discolorationof the skin indicates diminished oxygen content of blood.
What does the presence cyanosis imply?
When hemoglobin is poorly oxygenated, both the blood and the skin of Caucasians appear blue.It means a blue tinge to your skin, mainly your mucous membranes like your lips and under your mouth/tongue due to a fall in oxygen levels in your blood.Bluish discoloration of tissue from lack of oxygen
The Fugate family of Kentucky intermarried and passed on the recessive gene behind a disease called methemoglobinemia which causes an enzyme deficiency that results in cyanosis As a result the Fuga?
Bluish
Who discovered irritable bowel syndrome?
Sir William Osler, a Canadian medical doctor who lived in the U.S. and England was the first to describe this condition when he wrote about it in 1892. He named it mucous colitis.
Can we cure a cyanosis?
yes cyanosis is usually curable but the cause of cyanosis may not be (e.g. active dying).
How is cyanosis seen in black people?
Mild cyanosis cannot be seen. But moderate cyanosis can be made out from the oral mucous membranes.
A nurse tells a doctor that a patient is cyanotic. Define cyanosis .What does its presence imply?
Cyanosis is the bluish discoloration of the skin due to inadequate oxygenation of the blood; its presence implies that there are deoxygenated hemoglobins in the blood vessels, thus turning the color into a blue tone.
Cyanosis in a sentence?
Cyanosis had set into her lips after being out in the cold overnight.
What are the reasons for cyanosis?
Cyanosis is caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood. Cyanosis is associated with cold temperatures, heart failure, lung diseases, and smothering
Where was Turner Syndrome discovered?
Doctor Ullrich discovered it in Germany. Doctor Henry Turner discovered it in the US in the same decade.
How is cyanosis related to the respiratory system?
Cyanosis is a blue color to a person. It is related to the respiratory system because if a person is not getting enough oxygen, they can display cyanosis.
Why be alarmed that a baby has cyanosis?
Cyanosis means not getting enough oxygen, and that's dangerous for anybody.
What is cyanosis and what does it reflect?
Cyanosis is when the skin of Caucasians turns a bluish tint. It is reflective of poorly oxygenated hemoglobin.
How do you know if you have hypoxemia?
You should use a pulse oximeter to measure oxygen saturation. Also, you can examine the finger nails or lips for peripheral cyanosis (they may appear blue) or under the tongue for central cyanosis (also blue). If you are worried that you have it, you should see a doctor or go to the emergency department of your hospital.
What did dr Karen nelson discover?
doctor karen nelson discovered how people do-do.
Can you die from cyanosis?
yes
