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).

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Blood clot in leg

My left leg has become numb from below the knee to the top of the foot, it feels like it has gone to sleep and on walking I have a pain in the front which sometimes can be very severe, I also get dizzy spells then I go very hot I have a history of PE,s in my chest but that was a long time ago over...

by wendy over a year ago

over a year ago by 2011scorpio27304636

life expectancy for sickle cell anemia

My nephew is diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. He didn’t have any serious symptoms. This is something that is accidentally discovered on a routine blood check up. I would like to find out what kind of disease this is. What is the life expectancy for these patients? I hope someone will reply.

by shea1978151632 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Presure

My blood presure is usually about 100/80. Sometimes I feel dizzy when stand suddenly and feel light-headedness. Later I use to feel nausea and extreme fatigue. I’m 25 years old, don’t have any other health problems and don’t use medications, except pain killers sometimes. Can this be...

by howlett121 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

What drugs are used to treat wegener's granulomatosis?

My father has all symptoms of wegener's granulomatosis. We don’t sure yet is it really this disease. He needs to do urine and blood tests and go to chest X-rey. After that we will know what is happening. But can somebody with experience tell me what drugs are used to treat wegener's...

by bordy116659562 over a year ago

over a year ago by alys63559563

Info on baroreflex failure

Please help me understand this syndrome. I have been seeing an endocrinologist for two years and they found aa small adrenal adenoma and at first thopught that this was the cause of my episodes of tachycardia and profuse sweating.... (which have been going on for 4 years) Today they finally...

by par2653 over a year ago

over a year ago by par2653

Please advise me--research

Can you please tell me what would cause hypervolemia (increased blood volume) in an 80 year old male? Medical history reveals hypertension, hyperlipidemia, history of bypass surgery and hip replacement. What are some of the potential diagnosis' for hypervolemia? Hematology consult recommended....

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

head pain after activity

Answered by a doctor

For the past week Ive experienced a quick jolt of pain on the top of my head immediately after some type of action___coughing, belching, passing gas, lifting a weight, etc. It lasts maybe a sceond, then goes away. The pain level id maybe a 2-3, but the irritation is high, and worrisome. Is this...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Umbilical cord 'stem cell' hope

Here is another interesting but still just a preliminary work. Scientists believe they have found a way to get plentiful stem cells from umbilical cord blood to treat people with diseases. They have identified cells within human umbilical cord blood that appear to be very similar to embryonic stem...

by Danny over a year ago

over a year ago by Danny