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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).

tired, slight nausea, low sodium

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I have very low sodium, which my mom has had for years. She does not drink alcohol. I now have the same thing and low potassium as well. I am tired all of the time, with occaisional light nausea. I have not thrown up in awhile. I also have loose bowels. The docs are at a loss, just as they are with...

by User avatar keen5

Blood Transfusions Can Cause Damage After Heart Surgery

Scientists found that people who receive blood transfusion during heart surgery have increased risk of having heart attack or stroke in the future. Study lasted about 8 years and observed people who received blood transfusion. Result of the study showed that those patients who received blood...

by User avatar Heather_2

may hvae broken blood vsseles on both sides of nose.

I what to know if I could have broken blood vessels on my nose. Do to a cluster of blood vessels,that was there for some years. I have been to two drs. they don't know.Had blood work done it came back fine. I ware glasses sometimes they hurt my nsoe now.Also when my sinus act up it hurts more. ?

by User avatar Guest

hematoma on the face

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I had an accident 1 month ago-the folow up doctor's visit said my swellingon my face(hematoma) should go down in 2 weeks-it's been over 3 wks and i still have a large hard goose egg-the doctors is on vacation. will this go away with time or should i seek help to have the blood removed? my insurance...

by User avatar bpardy

manifestations of highblood pressure

Hi, I need information about highblood pressure. I am 22 years old and my bp is 100/140mm Hg. I have no manifestations. Should I treat it? Can this value of bp be normal in some persons?

by User avatar Guest

Functional Polycytemia Vera

I had severe headaches, dizziness and visual disturbances. After two blood test I’ve done diagnose was set. I have rare blood disorder called Polycythemia vera. I am not sure how this condition is functioning. Is there anyone with same problem who can tell me something useful?

by User avatar Guest

Problems with Blood Vessels

Hi, I feel dizzy, have sudden loss of sight, and feel weak. My doctor thinks there is something wrong with my blood vessels. But, more investigations are needed to reach a diagnose. What could be wrong?

by User avatar Guest

Varicose Vein RF Treatment

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Two years ago I had my vein tied off in my left leg to treat a large dilated vein. Last week I received RF to collapse a second vein in the left leg. Four days later a technician at the doctor’s office checked and found the vein did not collapse. Are my risks from clotting or other blockage...

by User avatar Guest

large circular bruise on my right thigh, no idea where it came from

About a week ago I developed a quite large(about the size of a half dollar) bruise on my right thigh, it is still sensitive but is starting to turn yellow, and there is a bump I can feel underneath it. Also, I have small bruises (two on one side, one on the other) going along the underside of my...

by User avatar mtown86

ra bllod test

I would like to have some more information on RA test. Is there some special diet or anything else I should follow, when taking RA blood test? Thank you very much!

by User avatar Guest