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Menopausal hormone therapy: replacing estrogen, with a progestin if you have a uterus, to treat menopausal symptoms. Key takeaways Most effective trea...
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Too little hemoglobin to carry oxygen efficiently, from many possible causes. It is a finding rather than a diagnosis, and the reason for it matters f...
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Too little hemoglobin to carry oxygen efficiently, from many possible causes. Key takeaways Diagnosed by: low hemoglobin on a complete blood count (CB...
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Too little vitamin B12 for red blood cell production and nerve health. The nerve damage can become permanent and can develop before anemia appears, so...
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Too little vitamin B12 for red blood cell production and nerve health. Key takeaways Common causes: pernicious anemia, vegan diet, metformin, long-ter...
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Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: clots forming in veins and traveling to the lungs. They are common, often preventable, and a pulmonary em...
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Deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism: clots forming in veins and traveling to the lungs. Key takeaways DVT signs: pain, swelling, warmth and re...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Blood Clots Blood thinners: medicines that reduce the blood's ability to clot, used to prevent and treat clots. They substantially reduce stroke and clot ris...
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Blood thinners: medicines that reduce the blood's ability to clot, used to prevent and treat clots. Key takeaways Types: warfarin, and direct ora...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Anticoagulants Giving blood, platelets or plasma for transfusion. Supply depends on regular donors, and some blood types and racial and ethnic groups are persistentl...
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Giving blood, platelets or plasma for transfusion. Key takeaways Whole blood donation interval: every 56 days (8 weeks) Hemoglobin check: done before...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Blood Donation Inherited conditions affecting the structure or production of hemoglobin. Every US state screens newborns for sickle cell disease, and carrier status...
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Inherited conditions affecting the structure or production of hemoglobin. Key takeaways Screening: part of newborn screening in every state, and offer...
Continue Reading : Sickle Cell and Thalassemia: The Questions People Actually Ask High counts on a complete blood count, most often a reaction to something else. Most high counts reflect infection or inflammation, and the pattern an...
Continue Reading : High Platelet and White Cell Counts: What to Do, in Order High counts on a complete blood count, most often a reaction to something else. Key takeaways Common reactive causes: infection, inflammation, bleedin...
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