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).

2 Blod clots lower leg

I have been on lovenox and warferin for 3 1/2 days and my blood test came back a little low (1.75). They want me to go for another pk/inr in 2 days. So they suggested I keep taking the Lovenox and upping the warferin from 1 pill to 1 1/2/day. How dangerous is it if I don't take the lovenox and just...

by ring2140663 over a year ago

I'm getting vertigo/dizziness after Craniotomy... Mainly when laying/turning over in bed

Answered by a doctor

As I said in the Subject, I'm mainly getting these symptoms when laying down, I don't really get them when I'm up and about getting on with my daily routine. Don't even get them in the gym. It's mainly when I lay down too quick or turn over too quick. I was due an appointment today but my Mum forgot...

by Fitztheman over a year ago

LOW MCH AND MCHC WHAT CAN THIS MEAN

Have provided results for bloods test below that was taken on 1/6/12 Note Docotor said slighly anemic, never explained, i THOUGHT it was iron deficinecy, AFTER ALL THIS TIME SAID IT WAS HER mch AND mchc LEVELS WERE LOW, IS THERE ANY OTHER TEST WE SHOULD DO TO FIND OUT WHY HER mch AND mchc...

by hgower over a year ago

after CVA ican not my fingers and no power in my both rt sid

Sir.i now 44years become paralys due to CVA on 28/1/2003.my rt side both limb are still weak. icant move my fingers.and extend my arm.still my limbs are power less kindly advise me treatment . blood pressur 135/85 mmhg CVA due to blood cloting (as per CT scan report) blood cp,suger,chlestrol...

by Guest over a year ago

my mothers platelets came back today at 50

my mother had a blood transfusion two years ago because of low platelets again today her count was 50.she had a bad nose bleed for 3 hrs she was very pale and not making sense.her legs and feet are a mess swollen and blue.she needs knee surgery but can not have it because she could bleed to death...

by caldwellpatricia@live.ca over a year ago

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