NU 208 - Exam 4 Study Guide.
NU 208 - Exam 4 Study Guide/NU 208 - Exam 4 Study Guide. ● Cyanosis: ○ A bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes ○ Caused by increasing amount of desaturated or reduced hemoglobin in the blood ○ Pulmonary or cardiac shunting (blood moving the opposite way) correct→ (oxygenated rich blood is on the left and deoxygenated blood is on the right) this is opposite when there is shunting ■ Changes in the pressures of the lungs ■ Decreases the O2 in the tissues and blood ■ When it’s cold out ( shuting) ■ Anxiety ( breathing too fast
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