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).

high white blood cell count

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in April 08, I was taken to ER with hypertensive crisis. Dr. found a WBC count of 14. My primary 2 weeks later put me on a course of antibiotics, but only took 5 days, because they made me sick and wbc count came down. Now its July and about to have a colonoscpy and asked for repeat CBC and came...

by ddonnellan over a year ago

WHAT IS THIS GRAM STAIN MORPHOLOGY

i saw an image of faintly, almost translucent pink rod with two purple cocci at the ends and bare in between them. i'm assuming is a spore? gram + rod spore?

by zgwar89432 over a year ago

can an old hematoma flare up?

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I'm 30yr female and was a competitive figure skater from 5-17, with repetitive falls on my right hip. Ended up not being able to walk, leg 3 inches longer than other from swelling (yet my coaches still made me skate). I had a few months of physical therapy to help, age 17. I am now 30 and recently...

by DesJud320804 over a year ago

Ultrasound Thrombolysis for the treatment of Atherosclerosis

Hi everybody! I need a peace of advice. My uncle is suffering from atherosklerosis of lower limbs. Recently he was offered an OP. But we want to consider all the alternativs for the OP with general anaesthetic. Yesterday I found some information about ultrasound thrombolysis for the treatment of...

by Hanna_177112177112 over a year ago

Visible blue veins

I read that a cause of developing visible blue veins on the body can be cause by the pill-the estrogen. Since I've had this problem for years, if I stop taking the pill, will this condition go away, or is the damage done?

by Guest over a year ago

Health Questions

I have several reoccuring bruises on both of my arms, on the underside? They aren"t painful they are just quite a few both arms are involved they appear abou every month? They appear just when I am sitting doing nothing? I don"t have a Doctor as I can"t afford one Please if someone...

by Glenda Underwood Peer over a year ago

Should I take Cholesterol Care as a dietary supplement?

If my HDL and LDL levels are high but my triglycerides are very low should I take Cholesterol Care as a dietary supplement. This has 7 components which deal with lowering HDL, LDL and triglycerides my triglycerides are well below the recommended range.

by Guest over a year ago

Help me to undertands what hematoma is when found giving blo

I have a daughter in college and she attempted to give blood, as she has done in the past with no problem and was told that she had a hematoma and could not give and may not ever be able to give again. Is this a serious problem or is it generally resolved and not giving blood a preventive solution...

by Guest over a year ago

symptoms unknown and and she doesn't want to go to the doctor

Please help, my mother is having the following symptoms and doesn't want to go to the doctor. Her symptoms are, light-headedness, weak in the legs, nauseated; if she closes her eyes, pressure in the temples, tired all the time; exhausted, and her blood vessels pop in her eyes occasionally. She gets...

by luvsclassicrock over a year ago

Can people with arteriovenosus malformation in brain do hard exercises?

I have a bit of a strange question - at least at first sight. I would like to know what the capabilities are of people who have arteriovenosus malformation in brain. More concretely, I am trying to find out whether they are capable of hard exercises, and if so, to what extent? Is this medically...

by northrup387176749 over a year ago