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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echiness after travel

i just came from a hard trip in eourpe my body echie all over and then im having very strong headache i realise when im home its a high blood presure 190-95 and i think im having herpis **edited by moderator**

by madani over a year ago

over a year ago by madani

Bruising shins

Answered by a doctor

Hi. I am a guy who is 14 years old. I noticed that I really tend to bruise, and sometimes with no reason. On shins, mostly. I just don't know why. And I don't remember bruising them. Could this be a sign of poor circulation? An that is not a first time. I always get bruises, but they all pass really...

by mendy25366 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

bloodtype

When I was ill, I had to make some tests, where blood test was included too. I accidentally read it and I saw my blood is type A. Since I have never heard for that during my 50 years of life, I want to know difference. Isn’t blood the same with everyone? I would like to learn how doctors made...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Does a broken blood vessel in the neck effect the eye?

I am ill, and everything aches. Yesterday morning i woke up and stretched and my neck like strained or something and i couldnt move it and it hurt pretty badly and now it feels bruised on the right side of my neck, (from the middle of my neck to the beginning of my shoulder), and now my right eye...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

polycythemia ruba vera

Hi, my mother is effected by polycytemia ruba vera, and all informatins we get about the disease and treatment seems to be contradictory, except that it is malignant. What is polycytemia ruba vera like?

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

starved after meals - hypoglycemic symptoms

I have been feeling extremely starved and also faitigued after eating meals. After looking my symptoms up in a medical book, I think that these might be hypoglycemic symptoms. What else can you tell me about this condition? I'll call the doctor after the weekend, but I am starting to get very...

by selma1562146002 over a year ago

over a year ago by selma1562146002

My faith forbids me to take blood, can I use hemoglobin-based blood substitutes boost

I am 67 years old and it looks like I will have to undergo the open heart surgery. The problem is in my faith which forbids me to take blood, can I use hemoglobin-based blood substitutes instead? Will that be equally efficient? I did hear some unpleasant stories about those products, that they might...

by samuele50714 over a year ago

over a year ago by reese173761405

white cells blood high

Answered by a doctor

i need to know what can u treat for white cells blood and i gone for a blood check my white blood cells show 13 -. im so afraid that i might have any infection or anything. i was a smoker before but quit doing it since 3mths ago. please help me.. thanks i need an explanation

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia

Are there any other people in the same boat here? I have congenital nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia and I am looking for other people. I am on medication and things are going pretty well with me now, but I am just looking for some support. This looks like a place where there are a lot of people....

by jamey209158961 over a year ago

over a year ago by eberhard407158960