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cyanosis

Bluish discoloration of the skin or mucous membranes, usually around the mouth, due to diminished uptake of oxygen. It is most often seen in diseases of the heart or lungs.



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Central cyanosis (blue lips/tongue) if no monitoring is available is even more serious
MetHb Clinical concentration (%) findings 10-20 Central cyanosis of limbs/trunk 20-45 Central nervous system depression (headache, dizziness, fatigue, lethargy), dyspnea 45-55 Coma, arrhythmias, shock, convulsions > 60 High risk of mortality Adapted from Kross et al.
Signs of severe, life-threatening illness are central cyanosis, tachypnea (more than 70.
 
 
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