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).

who long it take for a RBC to develop

How long time is needed for the complete cycle of Erythropoisis. Regards atal

by atal ahmadzai over a year ago

GROUP B STREP... I NEVER KNEW THEY WERE RELATED.

I was told during my second pregnancy that I tested positive for "group b strep" which can cause miscarriages. I was put on an antibiotic drip to diminish the chances of it being passed on to my baby... during labor In October 2002. I was asked by my private ob/gyn if I had been told this before and...

by meekspeaks240579 over a year ago

Concern about White Blood Cell Count

Answered by a doctor

Hi, I went to a Rheumatologist and he did a blodo test to check liver, kidney, etc because I'm taking medication for Osteoarthritis. Both time my white blood cell count was a little high. I was getting concern about this. I went to my Primary Care Physican and she wanted a blood...

by loveyouhun over a year ago

high wbc, odd shaped wbc, reccuring fever 18 month old

My daughter has had fever every month for the last 7 months that last typically 5-10 days, fevers get up to 104.5 and she has vomiting with the high fevers. Every month we take her to the Dr or ER and are sent home with antibiotics with the answer of "she's probably getting a cold or ear...

by Karensa26321939 over a year ago

what is the life expectancy for hemophilia

Hello, folks. My little nephew has been diagnosed with hemophilia. I must admit that I am very sorry for this and I would like to help him. I don’t have much info about this disease, so I will need your help. What is the life expectancy for this type of disorder? I will appreciate it.

by rogerio2006149814 over a year ago

White Blood Cells

The past week I haven't felt right. I feel like I might have an ear infection cause it is causing me to be dissy at times. So I went to the doctor and he said that my white blood cells were up 95%. What does this mean? He put me on antibiotics for ten days but today is the sixth day and I sorta...

by Guest over a year ago

Low platlet count

low platlet count--energy level low on tamoxifen:coumadin:many blood pressure medicatins:diuretics

by Guest over a year ago

DB/HT/CKD/LIVER PROBLEM

DEAR SIR ,my father sh. baldev sharma, 55 yes old having diabeties from 1984 ,start insuline in 2006,in 2007 HP problem observed that start treatment of both but 2008 some kidney problem also observed that start kidney treatment also from SMS medical hospital jaipue rajasthan india from mr. vinay...

by vivek sharma over a year ago

Total blood loss

I know this may be a wierd question but i have a wondering mind.What if we lost all our blood and lived! Would we be able to have any kind of feelings? Could our brain still work? Could we still move!? If not is there anyway what so ever that we could do these things? If so how?

by PunkDiva2012137203 over a year ago

Chronic Fatigue?

Answered by a doctor

I cannot remeber the last time I felt energized or at least completely awake. I am always tired no matter how muich or how little sleep I get ( i do have difficulty sleeping as well) but primarily I am always tired, unactive, dont have the strength to excersize and sometimes im even too tired to...

by Guest over a year ago