Blue lips
Blue lips: Introduction
Blue lips: Blueness or discoloration of the lips.
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Causes of Blue lips:
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causes of Blue lips.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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Causes of Types of Blue lips:
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Blue lips: Symptom Checker
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Blue lips
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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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Diagnostic tests for Blue lips:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Blue lips. 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
- Blood tests
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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 lips.
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 lips?
- Is it intermittent or constant? - e.g. the lips in cold weather are often blue.
- Is blueness limited to lips and peripheries?(e.g. blue lips and hands but not blue tongue) - this indicates a lack of blood supply to those parts of the body and may indicate exposure to cold, 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.
- What is the age of the patient? - certain causes of cyanosis are limited to children such as acute epiglottitis, croup and acute subglottic laryngitis.
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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 lips) 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.
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Drug interactions causing Blue lips:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Blue lips as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Meperidine and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
- Demerol and monoamine oxidase inhibitor antidepressant interaction
- Ativan (Lorazepam) and Clozaril (Clozapine) interaction
- Ativan (Lorazepam) and Loxitane (Loxapine) interaction
- Valium (Diazepam) and Clozaril (Clozapine) interaction
- Valium (Diazepam) and Loxitane (Loxapine) interaction
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Organs affected by Blue lips:
The list of organs typically affected by Blue lips may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Blue lips
The list below shows some of the causes of Blue lips mentioned in various sources:
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How Common are these Causes of Blue lips?
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 lips.
Of the 80
causes of Blue lips that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 6
causes are "very common" diseases
- 5
causes are "common" diseases
- 1
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 1
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 73
causes have no prevalence information.
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causes of Blue lips
Conditions listing symptoms: Blue lips:
The following list of conditions
have 'Blue lips' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acute respiratory distress syndrome, Infant
... blue lipsAnoxemia
... bluish lipsC
Chemical poisoning - 1,3-Dinitrobenzene
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - 2,4-Dinitrotoluene
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - 4,4-Methylenebis
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - Ammonia
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - Aniline
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - Anisidine (o,p-Isomers)
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - Antifreeze
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - m-Anisidine
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - N,N-Dimethyl-P-Toluidine
... blue lipsChemical poisoning - Nitrobenzene
... blue lipsChemical poisoning - o-Anisidine
... bluish lipsChemical poisoning - p-Anisidine
... bluish lipsCodeine overdose
... bluish lipsComly syndrome
... blue lipsCongenital heart defects
... blue lipsCongenital heart septum defect
... bluish lipsCOPD
... blue lipsD
Darvocet overdose
... bluish lipsDemerol overdose
... bluish lipsDiaphragmatic paralysis
... blue lipsDilaudid overdose
... bluish lipsE
Emphysema
... blue lipsF
Familial emphysema
... blue lipsH
Hemangiomatosis, familial pulmonary capillary
... bluish lipsHeroin overdose
... bluish lipsHydrocodone overdose
... bluish lipsL
Lortab overdose
... bluish lipsM
Methadone overdose
... bluish lipsMethahemoglobinemia
... blue lipsMitral atresia
... blue lipsMorphine overdose
... bluish lipsP
Partial atrioventricular canal
... bluish lipsPercocet overdose
... blue lipsPeutz-Jeghers Syndrome
... blue-gray spots on lips, blue-gray spots on around lipsPlant poisoning - Amygdalin
... bluish lipsPlant poisoning - Cyanogenic glycoside
... bluish lipsPlant poisoning - Hydroquinone
... bluish lipsPlant poisoning - Lantadene
... bluish lipsPneumonia, Aspiration
... bluish lipsPneumonia, Bacterial
... bluish lipsPneumonia, Staphylococcal
... bluish lipsPneumonia, Viral
... bluish lipsPulmonary embolism
... blue lipsR
Raynaud's phenomenon
... lip color changesRespiratory muscle paralysis
... blue lipsRespiratory paralysis
... blue lipsS
Silo unloader syndrome
... blue lipsV
Ventricular septal defect
... blue colouration of lips and tongueVicodin overdose
... bluish lips
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Causes of Blue lips Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Blue lips?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Blue lips, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Blue lips:
Medical Conditions associated with Blue lips:
Lip symptoms (822 causes), Head symptoms (6066 causes), Face symptoms (4405 causes)
Symptoms related to Blue lips:
Blueness (366 causes), Cyanosis (366 causes), Blue skin (365 causes), Dry lips, Sore lips, Lip symptoms (822 causes), Lip pain (5 causes), Tingling lips (24 causes), Mouth symptoms (2889 causes), Coldness (12 causes), Cold weather, Low body temperature (73 causes), Inadequate oxygen circulation, Smoking, Anemia (704 causes), Iron deficiency anemia
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