Assertion: cyanosis | /r/HasProperty | due
Facets:
value: to problems with heart or lungs
type: CAUSE
value: to desaturation of central arterial blood
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Cyanosis is seen in the tongue and lips and is due to desaturation of central arterial blood resulting from cardiac and respiratory disorders associated with shunting of deoxygenated venous blood into the systemic circulation.
text: Cyanosis is due to the increase in the concentration of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood.
text: However, if the cyanosis is due to disease of the lungs (edema, infection), hypoventilation, or ventilation/perfusion mismatch, giving supplemental oxygen will raise the amount of oxygen in the arterial blood, and the cyanosis should resolve.
text: However, if the cyanosis is due to disease of the lungs (edema, infection), hypoventilation, or ventilation/perfusion mismatch, giving supplemental oxygen will raise the amount of oxygen in the arterial blood, and the cyanosis should resolve.
text: If cyanosis is due to cardiovascular disorder, then the person may have congenital heart problem, heart failure, blood clots and blood related disorders.
text: It is due to the presence of greater than 3 g/dL of reduced or deoxygenated Hb (Hb) in the blood.
text: Cyanosis can be due to problems with heart or lungs.