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).

Can ultrasound show aortic arch interruption?

I have been having a lot of health trouble recently and I am sad to say that I have seen various doctors on various occasions but that I have thus far remained undiagnosed and therefore, unfortunately, also untreated. Something I read online made me think I might actually have aortic arch...

by nels340145204 over a year ago

Yes I got lab reslts of Lymph PCT of 16.7, NRBC of 0 and EOSPCT of 0.5,

I would like to know what these mean> No one seems to tell you anything any more. Your help would be appreciated. Thanks so much, Brenda Allbritton

by Brenda Allbritton over a year ago

hand swelling, fibrosis?

once i put all my body weight on my left hand when i was sitting in a car after sitting i saw my hand at joint feel pain n little swelling at the middle of joint...i feel no pain in this swelling area but i feel i cant grab things tightly n if i pull any thing from this hand i feel pain.doctor told...

by shahzad over a year ago

food and bp

could you tell me how long should pass after eating before blood pressure in checked?

by huggybear1971 over a year ago

High white blood cell count

Answered by a doctor

For the past few months, i have been suffering from severe fatigue, unlike anything i have ever experienced before. I have also been suffering from various infections and virus, contracting them from anyone who is ill around me. I have also had enlarged lymph glands in my throat and neck for quite a...

by Steph Faterpur over a year ago

Bleeding Black Blood

My mother is 94 years old. She was bathing and was washing her legs and feet, and because her skin is to thin, she started bleeding black blood. Her legs do have like dark spots on them and her feet. Is this lack of oxygen in her body? Why is it black. I finally got her leg to quit bleeding after...

by V Mott over a year ago

Bruising, headaches and fainting! Whats wrong with me?

Answered by a doctor

I am a 23 year old mother of two. I have been experiencing a few problems over the past 2 years that are making my everyday tasks difficult. I bruise with ease, and in the past yr. have fainted 3 times in public! ( how humiliating ) I get terrible headaches everyday around 5:30 in the evening and I...

by alleriamage35106997 over a year ago

Headaches, fatigue, hypoglycemia?, sugar-free diet

Answered by a doctor

hi everybody! i am 17 years old and get headaches every day! i often feel tired and have recently been very sick! i used to collapse at school and would spend most of my time in bed. i was losing a kg per week and no doctor could work out what was wrong with me. i wasn't hungry and food would make...

by angelicnessa94674 over a year ago

accuracy of MRAngiography vs CTAngiography

I am faced with the advisability of having an angiography. The CTA will require contrast dye for which I need to be medicinally prepared since I've had an anaphylactic shock response to previous dye. I wonder whether it would be just as accurate to have an MRA which would not require this...

by cilinko over a year ago

Aortic arch interruption and potential post-op complications?

Are there any people here who have first hand experience with operations for aortic arch interruption? I would like to hear more about the possible post op complications and what to expect afterwards, as our daughter was born with aortic arch interruption and opinions are very much divided on...

by prince568172510 over a year ago