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).

How to contain bilirubin sampling.

What type of micro collection container should be used to collect a bilirubin sample?

by Guest over a year ago

Reversing Hardening of Arteries

I have been told I have hardening of the arteries in my legs...plus in the right leg I have a small blockage. 'How...not with the use of drugs, can I reverse this condition? Thanks for your answer

by Guest over a year ago

NONSPECIFIC T WAVE ABNORMALITY

WHAT DOES NONSPECIFIC T WAVE ABNORMALITY AND LOW VOLTAGE MEAN ON AN EKG?

by Guest over a year ago

Low iron in blood

Good Morning. I went to the UK last year and experience a lot of health problems. My white blood count were very high and the red blood very low. My Immunesistem was very low as well. I was tired all the time. To tired to eat and although I know I need to eat more red meat or things with Iron I...

by Guest over a year ago

High patlets in my daughter. What could be the cause?

My 11 year old daughter has had her blood drawn twice and both times her platlets are up. The Dr. doesn't know what could be causing this. Should I be concerned? It's been bothering me because she keeps getting like flu symptoms. Any ideas please let me know!!

by Guest over a year ago

echo scan after a stoke

my mother has recently undergone a hysterectomy and the following day suffered a stroke. she lost the right hand side of her face and the let arm and leg. she has just had a echo scan done - and thought whe heard the word - aneurysm - but could have heard wrong. what could this be following a...

by Guest over a year ago

Self-treating Raynaud

Answered by a doctor

I have Raynaud’s phenomenon and I am interested in self treating. Is there any way to measure and monitor my sed rate at home? Does anyone here know any more about that? Perhaps there are some kits that I could buy online? If you have any more information, I would appreciate it if you could...

by hermia1225202831 over a year ago

Hemotoma on right thigh near torso 11 months and counting...

Uggggg...I'm sad see all of these. I too was in an accident last July. I haven already had 2 surgeries on my right side. The hematoma I've had the entire time just isn't going away. It's a but smaller but it's been 11 months. I can't walk long distances and at night it swells up near my...

by Guest over a year ago

Mild neutropenia

I recently discovered (by accident) that I have a 1.8 level of neutrophils in my white blood cell count (rest of white blood count is within normal ranges). I declined to see a specialist as I am healthy. Was this the right thing to do? (healthy male, 38 yrs).

by Brindae36028 over a year ago

Blood ggtp test....

respected doctor, i am very worried about my ggtp report....... ggtp- 401 range- (11.00 - 49.00) what are the symptoms???what are the risks???????what are the diseases??????and the treatments???????? what should i do next?????how has it been caused?????? any tests you prefer?????????? please do...

by rajpal1596147908 over a year ago