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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).

side effects of statins in men

Hello, guys. I am 37 years old and I have high levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in my blood. My doctor thinks that diet only won’t help and that I should try with statins. I have heard that statins can cause side effects. What are they in men? Can anyone help me with more info?

by User avatar pebrook1476198811

Feeling heartbeats everywhere?

Answered by a doctor

Hi, Recently I've been having problems feeling a heartbeat everywhere. In my kneecaps, arms, head, feet and hands. I had my heart checked - everything is great. I also had my blood checked; everything fine there too. I was doing research and I read about people with similar problems. Stress was...

by User avatar faith_love_grace13106097

what's my body telling me???

hi i have been feeling very lethargic and heavy. when i bend down and get up i get very a very intense blood rush to the head and feel very dizzy and everything goes black. sensations such as pins and needles in my body for no reason with feelings in different parts of my body lingering longer than...

by User avatar leannebalch

idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura platelet count

Hello! I would like to learn something new. Given that only begins to study medicine interested me the next area. My topic is idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. In that case I would like to check for one fact. Is it true that platelets are cells in the blood that help stop bleeding? I am not sure...

by User avatar boycey1132132292

Kappa Lambda Immunoglobulin Light Chains

What is the purpose for this test? And, what are normal results?

by User avatar Anne

Is there a possibility for a cloth occurring in a broken leg?

I have to say that I was never this frightened when my arm was broken couple of years ago. This time, my wife has broken her leg while we were skiing and she is already in the hospital, where she spent the last three days. Anyway, I started remembering all the bad things that might happen, including...

by User avatar gavin168771280

high blood pressure after c section

Answered by a doctor

i am only 19 and i had a csection about 9 months ago and i was fine at the hospital, but afew days after i got home i felt bad and i went to the hospital and they said i had preeclampcia and i was confused cause i thought you got it while you was pregnant but my obgyn never gave a reason why it was...

by User avatar amber1230153112

what is red blood?

what is the true color of blood? I had a discussion that real blood is blue before oxygen hit it

by User avatar zjosephsr

Father has megaloblastic anemia

Sir, As per doctor my father is suffering magaloblastic anemia. Also doctor given sevaral blood test and brone marrow test. Please suggest me bron marrow test is necessary. Please suggest me and help me. Thanking you Niladri Sinha Roy

by User avatar nilsin197182842

Light headead due freezing???

So, here how it was. It was -3C, strong wind, anyhow I'm cleaning car from snow...quite a lot of snow. I don't feel cold at all, cause I'm wearing a polar jacket...never felt cold even on -10. Was walking for 15 mins before that, not shivering at all or felling cold or anything. My one foot was...

by User avatar Guest