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Call your health care provider if

Call your health care provider if you have any unexplained changes in the color of your skin or mucous membranes.

What to expect at your health care provider's office

Your health care provider will perform a physical examination, which includes listening to your breathing and heart sounds. In emergency situations (such as shock), the patient will be stabilized first.

Medical history questions may include:

  • When did it develop?
  • Did it develop suddenly?
  • Has it been developing slowly?
  • Are the lips blue?
  • Are the nailbeds blue?
  • Is the body blue all over?
  • Have you had an exposure to cold?
  • Have you suddenly gone to a high altitude?
  • Have you inhaled anything?
  • What other symptoms are also present?
  • Is there difficulty breathing?
  • Is there ankle, feet, and leg swelling?
  • Is there a cough?
  • Is there chest pain?
Diagnostic tests that may be performed include: For shortness of breath and cyanosis, supplemental oxygen may be administered.

References

Behrman RE, Kliegman RM, Jenson HB. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 17th ed. Philadelphia, Pa:Saunders; 2003.

Marx JA. Rosen's Emergency Medicine:Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Health Sciences, 2005.

Woods WA, McCulloch MA. Cardiovascular emergencies in the pediatric patient. Emerg Med Clin North Am. November 2005;23:1233-1249.

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Reviewer Info: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.; ADAM Health Illustrated Encyclopedia, 03/01/2007
 
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