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Blue nails
Blue nails may be seen in people who are cold or are experiencing problems with the blood circulation to their hands
Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this
16 year experience in family medicine
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A 44-year old asked:
Getting blue nails, is it always due to cold?
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What is the definition or description of: Blue nails?
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A 48-year old asked:
Do bulimics get blue nails?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is their a reason why I have blue nails?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can cyanosis, blue nail beds occur when a person is dying?
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A 29-year old asked:
Is having blue nails on feet and hands normal?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Blue nails, pain in chest/shoulder for months upon any sort of deep breathing. Can't sleep b/c of pain... Have lupus. Thank you?
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A female asked:
My symptoms are (5 months): extreme shortness of breath, chest pain, pain while breathing, very high heart rate, blue nails. Normal hearttests,d dimer?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have some blue-purple nails after being sick but my O2 stat is still 98%. Should I be concerned?
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A 43-year old asked:
What's the best treatment for a purple/blue finger nail?
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A female asked:
Can recurrent pulmonary embolism cause chronic hypoxia and clubbing nails? I have symptoms of pulmonary embolism with blue clubbing nails. Ok d dimer.
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A 29-year old female asked:
10 years exposure of toxic black mold.suffer from all kinds of symptoms. Lately really bad breathing with chestpain, blue clubbing nails. lung Cancer?
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A 21-year old male asked:
My pinky has been hurting for about 5 years and now its turning blue from the nail i want to know why please help ?
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A 30-year old asked:
What is meaning of blue nails in pregnancy?
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A 49-year old asked:
If under my toenail it turns black and blue will the nail fall off?
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A 37-year old asked:
What does it mean to have blue-ish tinted nails? Is that from anemia?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I smashed my finger badly in a door and it seems to more swollen the next day and the blue on my nail is spreading. Should I be concerned?
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A 33-year old female asked:
I think I broke my fingertip. It is back and blue under the nail, swollen and hurts a lot. It is also a litte numb. Would anything be done? I can ben
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A 29-year old female asked:
Blue spot under nail bed, getting larger, causes sharp radiating pain. Google says glomus tumor?
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A 28-year old male asked:
I crushed my finger tip 3 days ago now its turned dark blue around finger nail and light blue for rest of it. Also feel a tingle in it. Is it usual?
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A 44-year old asked:
Could blue lips and nail beds be an allergic reaction to peanuts?
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A male asked:
So earlier today, I accidentally kicked a Stray brick and hurt my Big Toe Badly. It hurts to walk and is blue on the nail. What do I do?
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A 34-year old asked:
Is it possible that blue lips and nail beds be a symptom of peanut allergy?
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A male asked:
I injured my toes recently and both my big toes turned balck/blue under the nail.Can the consistent bruising become a real problem?
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A member asked:
I noticed veins and fingers on my moms hand this morn very blue also under nail bed..hand did feel cold to touch..is this something I should be concer?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I jammed my toe in tight shoes a few days ago. It's all black and blue under the nail and a bit swollen. I can walk on it ok. Do I need med. attn.?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Sensitivity to cold goosebumps from head to toe hurts to move. Separately hands will turn blue (not cold) nail beds are pale Pulse btwn 110-130?
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A female asked:
Symptoms of hypoxia but normal s02?!; shortness of breath, blue nails, clubbing fingernails, pale/gray skin, tachycardia, fatigue, anxious. No anemia,
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A 29-year old female asked:
SOB,chestpain, extreme fatigue,tachycardia, irregular/weak pulse,blue nails,now swollen abdomen/feets.Normal echo 7 months ago? Ok spirometry/d dimer.
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A 30-year old female asked:
Does normal chest x-ray rule out rightsided heartfailure? SOB, chestpain, tachycardia, blue nails, pale, extreme fatigue, weak arms/legs, swollen.
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