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digital clubbing <-- hypoxia
assoc'd w/ 4 types of disease ccip |
cirrhosis
cyan. congenital heart dis Inflam Bowel dis chronic Pulmonary dis. |
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central cyanosis involves...
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skin; mucous membranes
Look at the tongue or sublingual mucosa. |
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Peripheral cyanosis
-physiology -cause |
implies peripheral vasoconstriction,
usually due to cold exposure or shock, PVD, severe CHF. |
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Argyria is a bluish-gray skin discoloration due to accumulation of __ in the skin. Unlike true cyanosis, this discoloration does not __ with pressure.
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silver; blanch
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In hypoxemia the arterial O2 saturation is __. If the cause of cyanosis is cardiopulmonary disease, the arterial P(O2) is __, whereas with an abnormal hemoglobin, methemoglobinemia or sulfhemoglobinemia, the P(O2) is __.
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decreased; decreased; normal
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methemoglobinemia
-appearance of arterial blood -Tx |
chocolate brown; methylene blue
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to differentiate hypoxia caused by V/Q mismatching from that caused by shunting, place the child on 100% oxygen for a short period of time. In V/Q mismatching, the patient's PaO2 or SaO2 will ___, whereas those with fixed right-to-left intracardiac shunts will___.
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rise; show no improvement
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Cyanosis is a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to the presence of more than 5 grams of reduced hemoglobin [or hemoglobin derivatives] per dL of blood.
Therefore, cyanosis is difficult to detect in the ___ but easy to detect in the ___. |
anemic; polycythemic
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Causes of methemoglobinemia and/or sulfhemoglobinemia include:
CHNS |
benzocaine, lidocaine
her. methgb reductase deficiency NO, nitrates, nitrites, naphthalene(moth balls), benzene sulfonamides, dapsone, primaquine, Phenazopyridine(AZO) |
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Which type of disorder is primarily associated with decreased respiratory effort?
examples x 5 |
CNS
stroke, concussion elevated ICP spinal cord injury drugs/organophosphate poisoning |
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Definition of massive hemoptysis
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100-600mL in a 24-hour period or >50 mL for a single cough.
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