Name of the Day. FIONNUALA. Previous. Means white shoulder from Irish fionn white, fair and guala shoulder. In Irish legend Fionnuala was one of the four children of Lir who were transformed into swans for a period of 900 years. more...
Causes of Blue nails (Blue toenails or fingernails). The list of medical condition causes of Blue nails (Blue toenails or fingernails) includes: 1  Agyria. 2  Mepacrine. 3  Lack of oxygen.
What is cyanosis? Cyanosis is a bluish color in the skin, lips and nail beds caused by a shortage of oxygen in the blood. Cyanosis occurs because blood with decreased oxygen turns blue or purple. This low-oxygen blood causes a blue-purple tint to the skin. What conditions cause cyanosis? Cyanosis is usually caused by problems of the heart, lungs or blood. Some of the defects or diseases that can cause a child to have cyanosis are: 1  truncus arteriosus. 2  total anomalous pulmonary venous return. 3  transposition of the great arteries. 4  tricuspid atresia. 5  pulmonary atresia. 6  atrioventricular canal defect. 7  pulmonary hypertension. 8  hypoplastic left heart syndrome.