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).

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

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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

Importance of tests

I was diagnosed with ET 10 yrs ago while in the military. At the time they told me that my DNA tests showed that I wasn't born with it. It was diagnosed soon after returning from the Persian Gulf. Recently, while in the ER for unrelated reasons, they did a blood test and ultrasound. They...

by pjuliano108104 over a year ago

sweating and uneasyness

my age is 58.my blood pressure remains control using amlodipine tablet.my ecg is normal and chloestrol content is 201.yesterday evening weather was little cold (temp approx 15 degree cen/60 degree F .iwas on scooter wearing woolen cap,suddenly i started feeling uncomfatable with sweating on my...

by vpchugh over a year ago

elizabeth burford, married, also obese and inactive

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So i have no idea what is wrong with me, please advise me :-) Heres a little bit about my past medical history: I've had 2 recent episodes of DVT Raised blood glucose level Im currently on a sugar free diet and im medicated angina and anticoagulation. I am married, also obese and inactive. My...

by Guest over a year ago

a cold weak heavy dead arm which began turning blue

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I am a 28 year old female. I was admitted into hospital in September last year after waking one morning with a cold weak heavy dead arm which began turning blue over the course of the morning. I was put on iv heparin after it was suspected i could have a clot and over the course of the week my arm...

by leanne over a year ago

Can ultrasound show atypical coarctation of aorta?

I have been working on gathering some information about various diseases for my sister, who has been to see many doctors but remains undiagnosed, despite a multitude of symptoms. So, based on her symptoms, I suspect it is possible she has atypical coarctation of aorta. Would that show on an...

by kipper1989144677 over a year ago