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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).

elevated platelet count

What kind of cancer causes high platelet counts?

by User avatar mstar

finger color changes in raynaud

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Hi, a week ago I have stumbled on a TV show that was about medicine. That show's topic was about Raynaud's disease. I did not catch it from the beginning and some things are unknown to me. It appears that cold has something to do with it. Anyway, I also heard that finger color changes in Raynaud's....

by User avatar mendy25366

Babeosis disease, what is the treatment

What is the recommended treatment for babeosis? What hosipitals/physicians specialize in the treatment of babeosis and other parasitic diseases such as lyme? Thank you!

by User avatar Patricia B. Hayes97569

my best friend is really fit but has high cholesterol

Hi, my best friend is really fit and still he has high cholesterol. He lives in healthy way, eats healthy food and exercises regularly. Still to have high cholesterol?

by User avatar Guest

Radiating leg pain.

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My wife is 56yrs and has some varicose veins. This past Saturday she had a pain radiating from the lower leg up. She pressed on the pain area close to her groin and kept it pressed until she was able to move again. I gave her a low dose (81mg) aspiring during that time. Would like to know what kind...

by User avatar vriefkohl129515

Reactive chronic hypoglycemia

My spouse was just diagnosed of chronic or reactive hypoglycemia a week ago. He had all the symptoms and his attending physicians did not catch it at early stage.  He suffered for a long period of time. He had difficulty of adjusting to the food that he regularly eat due to other illness. I need...

by User avatar Ben

Concern for my baby.

Now that my nephew has become more active physically, he has been suffering from pain in his legs when they fall asleep. He is four and of course he doesn't know his legs are falling asleep; he only knows that it hurts. It is always the same leg and foot that he is having this issue with. He drinks...

by User avatar Ebony

I would like to know something more about pertussis

Hi, I recently saw a medicine TV show that left me curious and worried. It was about pertussis. I heard about this disease earlier in my life but did not pay much of attention to it. After seeing this show, I was intrigued. It seams that pertussis took, and still takes, a lot of lives. I would like...

by User avatar howey44345

white blood cell disease

Hi, everybody. I have problem and I need help. I met a girl. I like her a lot. But the problem is that she has a white blood cell disease of some kind. She told me that. Now I would like to know what kind of disease are this and can get it.

by User avatar blayne19435

Vasodilators best suited for Raynaud

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Since Raynaud’s phenomenon is essentially just another form of vasculitis, does that mean that the best treatment for Raynaud’s phenomenon would be vasodilators to help the veins widen? If my line of thinking is correct, could you tell me which vasodilators are recommended for...

by User avatar stefan1141178245