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Fri, 29 Mar 2002 20:33:18 -0500
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Down's and blue tongue
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>> I am following a 3 month old with Down's that routinely vomits after =
> her evening breastfeeding, also her tongue turns "blue" according to
> the =
> mom. The doctor doesn't seem concerned.

Sounds like cyanosis to me, probably more obvious to the Mom on the
baby's tongue than anywhere else. Hypoxia could result from the baby
having a hard time breathing right after vomiting, or a vagal
bradycardia kind of thing, or a heart defect as Rachel  mentioned, which
Down's children are at higher risk for.


Anne Stringer, RN
NICU

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