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Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin. [1] The discoloration is caused by reduction in blood flow through the arterioles that supply the cutaneous capillaries, resulting in deoxygenated blood showing as blue discoloration ().
The abdomen, the central nervous system, and the organs (including the lungs) are typically spared, but the extravasation in the extremities is sufficiently massive to cause circulatory shock and compartment syndromes, with a dangerous hypotension (low blood pressure), hemoconcentration (thickening of the blood) and hypoalbuminemia (drop in ...
Signs and symptoms [ edit ] Symptoms are related to hypercoagulability, [ 9 ] usually presenting as venous thromboembolisms , arterial thrombosis , [ 9 ] myocardial infarction , angina , and stroke .
But new types of blood tests are simplifying and speeding up the process. Karuis, based in California uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify the precise pneumonia pathogen in 24 hours ...
Blood tests can identify deficiencies in vitamins or minerals, immune system problems, or signs of infection, as well as whether organs like the liver, heart or kidneys are functioning correctly ...
Hemolytic anemia or haemolytic anaemia is a form of anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs), either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the human body (extravascular). [2]
This may include blood in the urine, blood in the stool, or bleeding into the skin. [1] Complications may include organ failure. [2] Relatively common causes include sepsis, surgery, major trauma, cancer, and complications of pregnancy. [1] Less common causes include snake bites, frostbite, and burns. [1]
A new study found that in about 10% cases of multiple sclerosis, the body begins producing a distinctive set of antibodies against its own proteins years before symptoms emerge. “Multiple ...