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Why are my dad's nails turning blue when he is on oxygen 24 hours of the day?
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∙ 14y ago
Your father probably has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A difficulty in the oxygen being delivered from the lungs to the red blood cells in his blood. Thus the hemoglobin in his red blood cells are not all filled with oxygen. Hemoglobin, if unfilled with oxygen, changes from a red color to a deep blue/purple color. That is why we think of blood coming from the heart as red and returning to the heart as blue on diagrams of the circulatory system. In fact, if your father was not on oxygen, his nails probably would be an even darker blue color. The oxygen should be, in fact, improving his color.
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Why is the blue turning your nails blue?
cause its blue if not what do you mean?
Symptons of not getting enough oxygen?
Gasping for breath, blue around the mouth, blue fingerts and under the nails, cold hands and feet and diziness
What happens if your lacking oxygen?
Hyperventilation. Skin (especially around the finger nails and lips) starts to turn blue/purple. Dizziness. Eventually loss of consciousness.
When is oxygen blue?
liquid oxygen is blue
How do nails indicate health?
Dark nails indicate a B12 deficiency, white nails can indicate anemia, red nails are due to heart disease, blue nail beds are a sign of a lack of oxygen in the blood, and yellow nail beds are a symptom of liver disorders. There are also other things your nails can indicate by the ridge type, the shape of the nail, and the quality of nail (brittle or fraying for example) as well.
Why does the left foot turn blue in the 7th month of pregnancy?
Your left foot turning blue would be caused by cyanosis. This is when the blood does not get enough oxygen in it. You should immediately contact a doctor regarding this.
What color are Angel's nails in Rent?
Blue
What color nails would go good with a shimmery gold dress?
light blue nails
Why can't you wear nail polish if you are getting surgery?
So they can monitor the color under your nails. If it turns blue, for example, you need oxygen, and it's important for the Dr's, to know that.
Is oxygen blue?
No, oxygen is colorless
Why does the fluid in a snail turn blue when exposed to air?
When a snail bleeds, the copper protein (hemocyanin) absorbs oxygen from the air, turning the circulatory fluid in the horse crab dark blue. I know this because I went to college.
Why blood red in colour?
The hemoglobin in the blood goes red when it absorbs oxygen. Blood is not always red, if it is lacking in oxygen, it is infact blue. If you look at the veins in your arm or hand, they do not have much blood and therefore will be blue. You will never see blue blood because if you cut yourself, the blood is exposed to the air, allowing it to be oxygenated and thus turning it red.
