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Symptoms of Asphyxia

Symptoms of Asphyxia

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Asphyxia includes the 8 symptoms listed below:

• Breathing difficulty
• Rapid pulse
• High blood pressure
• Cyanosis
• Convulsions
• Paralysis
• Coma
• Death
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Asphyxia: Complications

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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Breathing difficulty - see all causes of Breathing difficulties
• Coma - see all causes of Coma
• Convulsions - see all causes of Convulsions
• Cyanosis - see all causes of Cyanosis
• Death - see all causes of Death
• High blood pressure - see all causes of High blood pressure
• Paralysis - see all causes of Paralysis symptoms
• Rapid pulse - see all causes of Rapid heart beat

Medical Books Online about Asphyxia

Medical Books Excerpts Excerpts of published medical book chapters related to Asphyxia are available from published medical books for more detailed information about Asphyxia.

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Symptoms of Asphyxia: Online Medical Books

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Asphyxia: Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Anxiety, dyspnea, agitation, confusion, decreased level of consciousness, apnea, tachypnea, bradypnea, decreased breath sounds, peripheral cyanosis

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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005

Asphyxia: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Depending on the duration and degree of asphyxia, common signs and symptoms include anxiety, dyspnea, agitation and confusion leading to coma, altered respiratory rate (apnea, bradypnea, or occasional tachypnea), decreased breath sounds, central and peripheral cyanosis (cherry-red mucous membranes in late-stage carbon monoxide poisoning), seizures, and fast, slow, or absent pulse.

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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003

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About signs and symptoms of Asphyxia:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Asphyxia. This signs and symptoms information for Asphyxia has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Asphyxia signs or Asphyxia symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Asphyxia may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Asphyxia symptoms.

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