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Regular urine color ranges from clear to pale yellow. But certain things can change the color. Foods such as beets, blackberries and fava beans can turn urine pink or red, for example. And some medicines can give urine vivid tones, such as orange or greenish-blue. An unusual urine color also can be a sign of a health problem.
Color blindness has several causes: Inherited disorder. Inherited color deficiencies are much more common in males than in females. The most common color deficiency is red-green, with blue-yellow deficiency being much less common. It is rare to have no color vision at all. You can inherit a mild, moderate or severe degree of the disorder.
Answer From Michael F. Picco, M.D. Stool comes in a range of colors. All shades of brown and even green are considered typical. Only rarely does stool color indicate a possibly serious intestinal condition. Stool color is generally influenced by what you eat as well as by the amount of bile — a yellow-green fluid that digests fats — in your ...
Numb, prickly feeling or stinging pain upon warming or stress relief. During an attack of Raynaud's, affected areas of the skin usually first turn pale. Next, they often change color and feel cold and numb. When the skin warms and blood flow improves, the affected areas may change color again, throb, tingle or swell.
Diagnosis. Your health care provider will likely ask you about your health and do a physical exam. You also may need tests, including: Urinalysis. This test checks the urine for possible signs of kidney or urinary tract problems. A sample of urine also is likely to be checked for bacteria that cause illness. Blood tests.
A slate gray nevus is a usually harmless, large flat patch. It may show up on the lower back, buttocks or shoulders. And the color ranges from deep brown to slate gray or blue-black. It can be mistaken for a bruise. This type of birthmark is more common in Black, Native-American, Hispanic and Asian babies than in white babies.
Rapid breathing or difficulty breathing — the person may prefer to sit up rather than lie down. Bluish color of the skin due to lack of oxygen (cyanosis) Infants are most severely affected by RSV. Signs and symptoms of severe RSV infection in infants include: Short, shallow and rapid breathing.
For a mild case of tinea versicolor, you can apply an over-the-counter antifungal lotion, cream, ointment or shampoo. Most fungal infections respond well to these topical agents, which include: Clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF) cream or lotion. Miconazole (Micaderm) cream. Selenium sulfide (Selsun Blue) 1 percent lotion.
Blue dye. In this option, a harmless blue dye is injected into the area near the cancer. The dye travels to the sentinel nodes, staining them bright blue. You might notice a change in your skin color at the injection site. This color usually goes away, but it can be permanent. You also might notice that your urine is blue for a brief time.
C is for changes in color. Look for growths that have changed color, have many colors or have uneven color. D is for diameter. Look for new growth in a mole larger than 1/4 inch (about 6 mm). E is for evolving. Watch for moles that change in size, shape, color or height. Also, new symptoms can arise, such as itchiness or bleeding.