Blue hands
Blue hands: Introduction
Blue hands: Blue appearance of the hands.
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Causes of Blue hands:
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causes of Blue hands.
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Blue hands
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Medical Books Excerpts
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Medical Books Excerpts
- CYANOSIS
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Cyanosis
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- CYANOSIS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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- Cyanosis
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
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- Cyanosis*
- "A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis" (1999)
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- Cyanosis
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
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- Cyanosis
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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- Cyanosis
- "Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series" (2007)
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- Cyanosis
- "Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses" (2007)
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- Cyanosis
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
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- Cyanosis
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- CYANOSIS
- "Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care" (2007)
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Misdiagnosis and Blue hands
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Diagnostic tests for Blue hands:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Blue hands. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Temperature, Blood pressure and pulse rate to assess possible shock
- Cardiovascular examination for murmur or enlarged heart - may suggest rheumatic carditis, congenital heart disease or congestive heart failure.
- Examine for reduced or absent peripheral pulses, cool peripheries, absence of hairs on peripheries to diagnose peripheral vascular disease
- Examine for finger tip ulcers which may be a complication of Raynaud's disease
- Examine for any signs of rheumatoid arthritis, lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, polyarteritis nodosa, Buerger's disease, polycythaemia, leukemia, polymyositis, dermatomyositis that may cause Raynaud's phenomenon
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Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Blue hands.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you noticed that you have blue hands?
- Is it intermittent or constant?
- Is the blueness limited to one hand? - may suggest an arterial or venous thrombosis.
- Is blueness is limited to extremities?(e.g. blue hands) - this indicates a lack of blood supply to those parts of the body and may indicate exposure to cold, Raynaud's disease, Raynaud's phenomenon, peripheral vascular disease, left ventricular failure or shock.
- If also blue tongue, is there a history of drug ingestion? - e.g. potassium chlorate, sulfanilamide and coal tar may cause hemoglobin abnormalities and thus central cyanosis.
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Blue hands) may include:
- Blue tongue? - may indicate central cyanosis which is due to a lack of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood vessels and thus may indicate high altitude, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary embolism, cyanotic congenital heart disease, polycythaemia or hemoglobin abnormalities.
- Significant shortness of breath? - should consider a lung or heart origin for the blue hands e.g. cyanotic congenital heart disease, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary fibrosis or pulmonary emphysema.
- Symptoms of Raynaud's phenomenon? - e.g. sequential discoloration of the digits from pallor to blueness to redness upon exposure to cold. When fingers become red they are painful.
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Organs affected by Blue hands:
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Detailed list of causes of Blue hands
The list below shows some of the causes of Blue hands mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Blue hands?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Blue hands.
Of the 15
causes of Blue hands that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 1
causes are "very common" diseases
- 1
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 0
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 13
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 15
causes of Blue hands
Conditions listing symptoms: Blue hands:
The following list of conditions
have 'Blue hands' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
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of any symptom.
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Acrocyanosis
... blue and cold handsE
Ethylmalonic aciduria
... blue hands
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Blue hands?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Blue hands, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Blue hands:
Medical Conditions associated with Blue hands:
Blue skin (365 causes), Hand symptoms (1115 causes), Skin symptoms (3572 causes), Cyanosis (366 causes), Skin problems (3304 causes), Arm symptoms (1340 causes), Skin color changes (1649 causes), Limb symptoms (1215 causes)
Symptoms related to Blue hands:
Blueness (366 causes), Coldness (12 causes), Pallor (443 causes), Cyanosis (366 causes), Blue skin (365 causes), Purple skin (6 causes), Blue lips (52 causes), Cold hands (21 causes), Cold feet (18 causes), Hand symptoms (1115 causes), Hand numbness (36 causes), Hand tingling (40 causes), Blue fingers, Blue knuckles, Finger symptoms (1062 causes), Acrocyanosis, Circulatory disorders, Cold weather, Ethylmalonic aciduria, Raynaud's phenomenon
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