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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White Blood Count, Mono

Answered by a doctor

I have been reading about results from high WBC's. My husband has a high WBC at this time and a knot near his lymph node by his ear and pain in his right kidney area. CT Scan of the head and ultrasound of the kidney turned up normal. Preliminary blood tests show high WBC - hopefully it is just...

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

leg swollen purple and red and hot to touch

left leg swollen purple and red and hot to touch

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

What are the symptoms of Hyperproteinemia?

What are the symptoms and how serious is this diagnosis? What are the treatment options and long term prognosis? Thank you.

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Blood Sugar levels almost 400

Hello there, I am a guy who is 33 years old. My friend is suffering from diabetes. Last time he checked himself, he had blood sugar levels almost 400. I would like to know how dangerous this is for him because this is the first time he had a result like this. Thank you in advance for every answer...

by aharon36321 over a year ago

over a year ago by farleigh43627

Red marks on the side of my foot and ankle

On the outside of both my feet and at the bottom of my ankle, I have red marks that look like they could be burst blood vessels or bruising. It is all along the outside of my feet, they do not hurt and I have had them for years. The right foot is a little worse, as it is a darker and sometimes looks...

by Carolinev over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

Hand/Wrist Pulsive pain

I feel weird pulsing in my left arm, it contracts every while, sometimes if i bath with hot water the pulsing goes away but later comes back. Am a worried type of person, any help will b appreciated ! one more thing, it doesnt hurt - its just annoying and it paniks me !

by K MAN over a year ago

over a year ago by K MAN

hypotension problems

Hi, my daughter has hypotension problems. She has dizziness and confusion from tie to time. How to help her?

by gwendolyn486 over a year ago

over a year ago by Guest

pulsating temples

Hello! Lately I have been experiencing very strong temple pulsating accompanied by severe neck pain. I am a healthy person and I seldom suffer from infection, flues…or any other illnesses, so I don’t know what this could be? Any ideas? Thx!!!!

by Guest over a year ago

over a year ago by si-cad