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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).

agent orange and low blood platelet count

Answered by a doctor

I was in E 2/5 USMC in Vietnam (AnHoa and PhuBai) in 1967 and I am having all kinds of problems with bone degeneration, aching legs, and a very low blood platelet count. Is there a correlation between this and agent orange? I have been to the VA in Memphis and really haven't found out too much...

by User avatar tntch2

Low total WBC but normal differential?

I'm 21 year old male. 5'8" 120lbs (slightly underweight). I've been suffering from GI problems almost a year now. Also suffer from slight muscle tremors during movement only. Recently (in the last few weeks of getting off a low dose of tricyclic antidepressant to treat the stomach pain) I've...

by User avatar rob0623889860

Some questions about spider veins!

Answered by a doctor

Hello. I have some questions to make that my grandmother asked me a couple of days ago. You see, she has very visible and expressed these small dark blue veins on her legs. She got them recently and nothing she did could help them to be less obvious. She became pretty worried about it. I have...

by User avatar Guest

I bruise easily, is something wrong?

Hi. I bruise easily and fear that something is wrong with me. I think I have some serious health problem and bruising is just a symptom of it. Is something wrong with me? Any suggestion?

by User avatar Guest

Loin Pain Hematuria Syndrome

Answered by a doctor

I am 30 yo M with a sharp pain in the low right side of my back – kidney area. Doc told me that I might have "loin pain with hematuria syndrome". But I had no symptoms at all. Some blood in my urine would be quite alarming, but nothing except this extreme pain. Is my doctor right? Should I go for...

by User avatar Guest

What does elevated platelet count indicate?

Hi, I was diagnosed with a high platelet count. A doctor said that there could be many reasons for that. She will send me to do some more tests, and then I will know the final diagnose. What can elevated platelet count indicate?

by User avatar Guest

lump on vein in leg

I noticed a large lump on, or should I say in, my vein on my upper leg this morning while I was in the bath. I have been playing around with it all morning, and I have to admit to being slightly worried about this lump. Has someone got something to say about what this could be? Would you please...

by User avatar Guest

Feeling a heartbeat in my eye

Hello, folks. I must admit that I have been worried lately. I am feeling a heartbeat in my eye. This really bothers me. I would really like to know whether this is something serious or not. I would be very grateful if anyone could tell me if this is serious or not. Thanks for your help. Bye!

by User avatar orrin65581517

Blue, middle finger on right hand.

Answered by a doctor

Hi! It's me again in a long time. A while ago I noticed that the middle fingertip on my right hand starts to turn a sort of Greyish-blue color often when I'm taking a shower. At times when my anxiety is greater, I see a little bit of grey by the white dome shaped part. Anything I should worry...

by User avatar The Sickened Man

Low iron and Hemoglobin count

I originally went to the Dr. because I had been losing weight and always felt tired. I was told I had high levels of key-tones and blood in my urine, then after blood tests I was told my iron was at just under 6% and my hemoglobin count is 8. I understand some of this but was told by a pharmacist...

by User avatar Guest