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Blood & Blood Vessel (Vascular) Disorders

The basic types of blood vessels are arteries, veins, capillaries and lymphatics. Their main goal is to keep blood flowing to all of your vital organs. Here, you can discuss topics related to blood disorders (anemia, blood cholesterol, hemochromatosis, hemophilia, polycythemia vera, sepsis, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, thrombosis) and blood vessel disorders (arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, aneurysm, vasculitis, venous thrombosis, varicose veins, lymphedema).

tiredness, fatigue

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Hi! I am worried about my husband's health. For these past few months (approx 8mths), he has been complaining of tiredness and not enough sleep. He has high blood pressure (170+). What cause him to feel tired always? He is also the type where he cannot stay up too late at night (About 2am). Is...

by User avatar xue

If it normal to see your external jugular vein pulse whens standing?

Thank you first off. I noticed that when I am standing and I look in the mirror where my external jugular vein is I can see a faint pulse coming from it only at the bottem of my neck. I have pale skin and If I look hard I can almost see the vein pulsing. Is this normal for your jugular vein to be...

by User avatar Billytogan115919

cholesterol and blockages

I have problems with cholesterol. On my last check my doctor warned me about possible cholesterol blockages in blood vessels and possible stroke. He said I have to take it seriously…that scared me I admit. Anyway I was recommended to try with exercising. Is this going to do any good?

by User avatar schlechter190

Raised white blood cells

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I recently had the symptoms of fatigue, drowsy, naeuseua, and all the things u feel with a hang over, aching bones, I had what I thought was tonsilitus and raised glands over and over again and kept Being prescribed antibiotics, it didn't go, my doctor decided to do a full blood check and it...

by User avatar daisy

increasingly high white blood cells

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I was just wondering if a person was to have some form of parathyroid problem, could this cause the white blood cells to be extremely high and continuing to rise ?

by User avatar emma

who long it take for a RBC to develop

How long time is needed for the complete cycle of Erythropoisis. Regards atal

by User avatar atal ahmadzai

teenager with orthostatic hypotension

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I need some advice about hypotension the orthostatic one for my teenager is recently diagnosed with orthostatic hypotension and I am desperate for I was told there is no special cure to this condition especially regarding the fact I also suffer from orthostatic hypotension but somehow am managing to...

by User avatar Guest

Polycthemia

When does Polycythemia occur?

by User avatar Guest

GROUP B STREP... I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE RELATED.

I was told during my second pregnancy that I tested positive for "group b strep" which can cause miscarriages. I was put on an antibiotic drip to diminish the chances of it being passed on to my baby... during labor In October 2002. I was asked by my private ob/gyn if I had been told this before and...

by User avatar meekspeaks240579

Concern about White Blood Cell Count

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Hi,      I went to a  Rheumatologist and he did a blodo test to check liver, kidney, etc because I'm taking medication for Osteoarthritis.  Both time my white blood cell count was a little high.  I was getting concern about this.  I went to my Primary Care Physican and she wanted a blood...

by User avatar loveyouhun