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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).

burning and itching in arm veins

I HAVE A BROTHER WHO HAS ITCHING AND BURNING FEELING IN HIS VEINS IN HIS ARMS. YEARS AGO HE HAD A GUNSHOT WOUND AND THEY TOOK A ARTERIE OUT OF HIS ONE LEG AND FIXED THE OTHER ONE .COULD THIS BE MAYBE WHY ? IF IT ISNT WHAT COULD BE MAYBE CAUSING THIS DISCOMFORT?

by User avatar lisa

Serum Protein Electophoresis (SPE) test

Hi, Had my annual physical. With the exception of serum protein levels all other blood work was normal. I have no illnesses I am aware of & am not on any meds. Doc ordered a SPE test & I just got the results. Beta Globulin is at 3.0 (High) Gamma Globulin is at 0.5 (Low) What does this indicate?...

by User avatar Guest

Headache, dizziness, fatigue, feeling nauseated

Answered by a doctor

Yesterday I got a headache and it lasted practically all night. I took Tylenol and that seemed to help. This morning I woke up and felt okay. Within an hour or less I started feeling dizzy and my heart began racing and I felt very nervous. Now everytime I have gotten up out of bed today I have felt...

by User avatar Guest

Blood tests for hemotolagy and clots

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT I CAN ABOUT HEMOTOLAGY, IVE HAD BLOOD CLOTS AND THE HEMOTOLAGY WOULD LIKE TO DO TESTS, WHAT KIND OF TESTS? I NEED TO KNOW AS IM REALLY WORRIED

by User avatar BOYZMAMA3

clofibrate in LDL cholesterol therapy

Hello, folks. I did my routine blood tests last week. I was found high LDL cholesterol. My doctor explained me which risks were related to this. He says I must do something with it. He recommended me taking clofibrate. I would like to know something more about this drug in LDL cholesterol therapy....

by User avatar grenville115577082

Deep vein thrombosis

I'm 55 year old man and recently I bump on one problem, so I hope someone could help me with some useful advice. I have one big passion and that is walking. I know it sound a bit funny bit as you see, I'm not young any more and walking and sightseeing is only that keeps me amused these days. Just...

by User avatar bette1052

Morning post breakfast (2hr) glucose reading is always high

I need some advice as to what is going on. I'm a Type 2 Diabetic and have been closely monitoring my blood glucose levels recently. I have noticed a pattern that I cannot explain. I wake up daily with my levels pretty consistent from night before. After breakfast -2hr my readings always climb high...

by User avatar Guest

Low white blood cell count and anemia

my daughter is 18 and had a skin infection, diagnosed as staff. she was given antibiotics and few days later got a bad yeast infection. Then she started having a fever that would not go down much with ibuprofen and tylenol. At the ER she here heart rate was elavated and she was given an iv. The...

by User avatar Mereja

blood pressure and heart disease

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I am a fifty three years old woman. All my life I was suffering from low blood pressure. However, on my last regular check up my doctor said that he is worried because it seems that my blood pressure is unusually high. I was surprised because I didn't have any symptoms. Another thing the doctor...

by User avatar Guest

PAH went fom 25 mmHg to 88 mm Hg in 9 months!

Hello. My Dad is 62 and has been diagnosed with Interstitual Lung Disease. He doesn't have a classic case. He was tested back in August of 2008 and had a PAH of 25 mm Hg. He was told to use Oxygen, but he confesses he didn't feel he needed it / rather just didn't want to wear it. They re-tested...

by User avatar IndyDad113199