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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).

arteriosclerosis obliterans, 100 % superficial femoral artery blockage in right leg

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My dad has just been told hes got a 100% blocked femoral artery and narrowing of the other arterys in his right leg,he has no pulses in this leg either.The consultant has told us he cant operate as my dad is 71 and in ill health anyway and hes never survive the operation. So we have been told theres...

by User avatar clare72188876

elevated GGTP level

Can someone tell me what elevated GGTP level means. I was concerned over my recent symptoms such as nausea and vomiting accompanied with fatigue but the weird thing is that my skin kind of changed its color into yellowish and so I decided to check upon my liver especially regarding the fact that my...

by User avatar flossy32276

High White Blood Count

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I have had many syptoms within the past few months and it just seems to be getting worse and worse. Most of the time it is pain in my chest which leads me to the ER 3 times already. They have performed all kinds of tests and monitored my heart and nothing has shown up on any tests. Everything...

by User avatar dodaluv124966

Symptoms of blood clot in leg?

I believe I have blood clot in my leg. There is a small swelling and it is tender and red. Can anyone tell me symptoms of the blood clot in the leg?

by User avatar Guest

What makes blood pressure rise?

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Mine has always been low. Really low, 90/60 kind of thing until Friday I had a physical for school and it was 135/70 and today for another doctor appt it was 138/72. This isn't "high" but its a heckuva lot higher than my normal, and it is pretty close to that high category. Any ideas on what makes...

by User avatar cherylpf

korean hemorragic fever

I am a Korean war veteran who contracted hemorrhagic fever during my tour of duty. I was treated at the 8228 mash sometime in 1954. Are there any rosters of patients available? Is there access to some of the medical records? Thanks.

by User avatar Guest

blood vessel tumor

Hi, I am in my third trimester of pregnancy. Everything is going as planned. I visit my doctor regularly and I do everything that he advisees me. However, my mind is occupied with one problem. Couple of days ago, I overheard a conversation about a condition called blood vessel tumor. The only thing...

by User avatar nanni31061

Vertebral Hemangioma

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Hello there, I am a guy who is 25 years old. My aunt has been diagnosed with vertebral hemangioma. Because of this fact I would like to know everything about this condition. I would like to get an answer as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for every response you will give me. Sorry to waste...

by User avatar Guest

Feet start going numb when I lay down to sleep

Everytime I lay down to go to sleep, my feet start tingling and go lightly numb, similar to when your feet fall asleep but to a lighter extent. I am so worried about this that I will be getting a Diabetes test next week, as all the info I seem to find online point to Diabetes as a cause of this and...

by User avatar Nightbird158681

Can Verapamil cause high blood pressure?

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Hello, my father has been to a doctor who discovered angina pectoris and problems with high blood pressure. This did come as a surprise; he does exercise a lot, although I have to admit that he also eats a lot. Anyway, he has been prescribed with Verapamil among some other medications. Is that...

by User avatar joana13675984