The mean and range of venous pressure values in the various body surface areas is presented. Attention is directed to the variability of these values, the constantly decreasing pressure gradient ...

These clots are dangerous because they can limit the flow of blood to important organs, like the brain, lungs, or heart. Thromboses are the most common cause of death in developed countries. There is ...

Brown vaginal discharge is usually just the body removing old blood cells and cleaning the vagina. It also may be normal discharge exposed to air and moisture in your underwear. However, it can also ...

There are no prenatal risk factors for sepsis. Your examination of the baby is normal—he is now not “jittery”. A capillary heel prick blood test (Medisense) done on the postnatal ward has given a ...

BACKGROUND--Techniques for sampling arterialised capillary blood from the finger pulp and the earlobe were first described over two decades ago but, although close agreement between arterial values ...

The kidneys are responsible for keeping the creatinine level in the blood within a normal range. Medical professionals define the typical reference ranges for serum creatinine in micromoles per ...

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Blood lipids, including cholesterol (such as HDL-C and LDL-C) and triglycerides, are fundamental to cardiovascular and metabolic health. While normal lipid levels contribute to cell membrane integrity ...

Venous reflux disease (VRD) occurs when veins do not properly return blood to the heart. Health experts refer to it as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). VRD most commonly affects the legs and ...

Planet Normal: Has ‘climate alarmism’ become a money spinner? Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson open the archives and bring you their best interviews of the year so far ...