RT Book, Section
A1 Taylor, Ratcliff
A1 Brett, Trullender
A1 Feher, LeeAnne
A2 Stone, C. Keith
A2 Humphries, Roger L.
A2 Drigalla, Dorian
A2 Stephan, Maria
SR Print(0)
ID 1106019710
T1 Cyanosis
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071799454
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106019710
RD 2024/04/19
AB Neonatal  and  pediatric  cyanosis  is  a  common  complaint  seen  in  the  emergency  department.  The  incidence  of  pediatric  cyanosis  declines  with  age;  however,  the  severity  of  the  underlying  cause  can  become  more  ominous.  Accordingly,  it  is  important  to  categorize  and  understand  various  etiologies  of  cyanosis  as  they  relate  to  age  and  presentation  in  order  to  stratify  risk  and  severity.  This  chapter  will  differentiate  peripheral  cyanosis  from  central  cyanosis  and  the  benign  and  pathologic  causes  and  treatment  of  each.