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*Cyanosis may be classified into two groups:<ref name="McMullenPatrick2013">{{cite journal|last1=McMullen|first1=Sarah M.|last2=Patrick|first2=Ward|title=Cyanosis|journal=The American Journal of Medicine|volume=126|issue=3|year=2013|pages=210–212|issn=00029343|doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.11.004}}</ref> | *Cyanosis may be classified into two groups:<ref name="McMullenPatrick2013">{{cite journal|last1=McMullen|first1=Sarah M.|last2=Patrick|first2=Ward|title=Cyanosis|journal=The American Journal of Medicine|volume=126|issue=3|year=2013|pages=210–212|issn=00029343|doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.11.004}}</ref> | ||
:*[[Peripheral cyanosis]] affecting hands and feet | :*[[Peripheral cyanosis]] affecting hands and feet | ||
:*Central cyanosis affecting | :*Central cyanosis affecting mucous membrane, [[lips]], [[tongue]] and [[sublingual tissue]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sara Zand, M.D.[2] Amandeep Singh M.D.[3]
Overview
Cyanosis is defined as bluish discoloration of the skin and or mucous membrane resulting from insufficient oxygenation of the blood and the presence of at least 5g/dl unsaturated hemoglobin in tissue. . Anemia may lead to hypoxia but is not the cause of cyanosis. Right to left shunt in congenital heart disease causes central cyanosis. [[Secondary erythrocytosis (increased red blood cell mass due to hypoxia) and polycythemia (neoplastic proliferation of reb blood cell) are different condition and need different evaluation.
Classification
- Cyanosis may be classified into two groups:[1]
- Peripheral cyanosis affecting hands and feet
- Central cyanosis affecting mucous membrane, lips, tongue and sublingual tissue
References
- ↑ McMullen, Sarah M.; Patrick, Ward (2013). "Cyanosis". The American Journal of Medicine. 126 (3): 210–212. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.11.004. ISSN 0002-9343.