What is the blue Zinc ion in my patient's stomach?

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The discussion centers around an incident involving the administration of zinc tablets to a patient via a tube that was not clean, leading to a color change in the liquid. The tube turned light blue after zinc water was introduced, prompting questions about the ion responsible for this color change. The individual plans to review the patient's medication list for further insights. They inquire whether any zinc ions could be blue and consider other medications that may have interacted with the zinc, including MADOPARK QUICK MITE, ibuprofen, and selegiline. An attempt to replicate the experiment without zinc resulted in a dark blue, slightly pink solution, indicating that the light blue color observed earlier was likely not due to zinc ions. The discussion highlights the complexity of chemical interactions and the need for careful examination of medication effects.
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I was giving today zinc -tablet to a patient directly to her stomach because she cannot move. The tube which I first used was not clean so it contained some medicine of the last use.

The tube turned light blue like copper ion -blue after I inserted the zinc water to the tube.

I have not managed to figure out what is the ion that causes the color. I will look at her medicine list tomorrow and get some extra pieces of information.

Is there any Zinc -ion which color is blue?
 
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Other possible medicines which were probably in contact with Zinc ions:

- 1 tablett MADOPARK QUICK MITE: Levodop. 50 mg, benserazid. hydrochlorid. 14,25 mg respond. benserazid. 12,5 mg, constit. q. s.
- Brufen (ibuprofen)
- Selegilin

I managed to duplicate a similar experiment without Zinc -ions.
However, the color of the liquid was dark blue, little pink.
So it is apparent that no zinc -ions in the solution, since I put no zinc tablet.
The color of light blue was not near the color of the solution which I today got.
So it is not apparent that the color of the two compounds is caused by the same ion.
 
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