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).

Suffereing from psedomonus infection

I am suffereing from psedomonus infection in UT and consistenly getting count of 100000 CFU/ml. I had gone through open surgory in Sept 2004 to remove the staghorn calculi of 4cm x 1.5 cm size at right kidney. Now the infection has damaged my right testicle forming abscess and pus. Eventhough I have...

by Anant Palkar68316 over a year ago

Suddenly very visible veins all over, mostly on my chest and legs

I'm a 20 year old girl and last year, my veins just became extremely visible all over my body. Before then, you couldn't even find my veins. I had to get blood drawn a couple years ago and the doctor had to try 9 times before she found a vein. Now, you can very clearly see them, especially on my...

by Guest over a year ago

costeocondritis in chest

Does anyone else have this I do and I keep getting it does it ever go away

by ronald1957 over a year ago

Blood Type Undetected

My sister is 7 months pregnant and every time she has had a blood test since the start of her pregnancy, they have not been able to tell what her blood type is! We already know that she is type O, but apparently they haven't been able to pick that up on her blood samples. I've searched the internet...

by boujjha over a year ago

Nursing management in patients with phagocytic dysfunction

Please give me information about phagocytic dysfunction as soon as possible. thank you in advance.

by gladys jane over a year ago

dark mark on my leg

i woke up in the middle of the night with a pain in my right leg below my ankle when i looked at my leg i saw a bruise and it hurt when i touched it but i know i didnt bruise my leg. so i thought it might be a bloodclot and i took a pantyhose and tied it really tight a few inches above the bruise...

by Guest over a year ago

PLEASE REPLY, ON THIS [CANCER,PVD]

I HAVE SQUAMOUS CELL CANCER, AND PVD . I NEED TO KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE HAS ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE CANCER IS MOSTLY ON MY LEGS. AND MY VASCULAR DISEASE IS FIGHTING IT. MY LEGS HURT AND GO IN TO THESE CANCER ULCERS AND IS VERY PAINFUL. I HAVE HAD ALMOST 200 REMOVED SINCE 2000. I AM VERY HARD...

by Guest over a year ago

Case studies of failed Raynaud's phenomenon treatments?

Answered by a doctor

My doctor has told me that any treatments that are on the market for Raynaud’s phenomenon are not very effective, and has discouraged me to get any treatment at all for it. I would like to make sure that what he is saying is in fact true. Are there any available case studies of failed...

by olive1187212703 over a year ago

burning and itching in veins

I am having severe itching and burning in my veins. especially hand and feet. also the veins are more visible that usual and more visible on the right side. Could this be due to my diabetes? high blood pressure? Can anyone answer this for me? I'm a little bet concerned. Should I see a vascular...

by Guest over a year ago

what would cause someone to have protein in thier blood?

I am concerned about a friend. I fell I am to hard on her because I keep telling her she need to accept what is going on with her body and she is wrapping her self in self pitty.I want to be sure Im pushing for the right reasons.

by Guest over a year ago