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Blood Groups and Types, The blood transfusion service needs people of all blood groups to donate blood, but especially if you have one of the rarer blood groups. By...
Blood, But, about 3 in 20 people do not have rhesus antibodies and are said to be rhesus negative. Blood group names Your blood group depends on which antigens occur o...
Blood Tests, You cannot request a blood test just to know your blood group on the NHS. What is blood made up of? Blood cells These can be seen unde...
Strep A (Group A Strep, GAS), 'Invasive' means any infection with strep A that affects an area of the body where bacteria are not normally found - for example, the lungs (pneumonia) o...
Blood Products for Transfusion, In an extreme life-threatening situation there may not be enough time to perform this, in which case it is permissable to use group O Rh-ve red cells ...
Contraception and Special Groups, Systolic blood pressure more than 140–159 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure more than 90–99 mmHg. All other hormonal and intrauterine ...
Diseases and Different Ethnic Groups, Average blood pressure is different in the differing ethnic groups. There are also differences in the development and presence of targe...
Blood in Semen (Haematospermia), However, the most common age group affected is men aged 30-40 years. More than 9 out of every 10 patients with blood in their semen have ...
Blood Transfusion Reactions (Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment), Delayed complications of transfusion [ 4 ] Delayed haemolysis of transfused red cells In those who have previously bee...
The Heart and Blood Vessels, The heart beats continuously, pumping the equivalent of more than 14,000 litres of blood every day. Blood vessels form the living system of t...
Different Ethnic Groups and Health Outcomes, Across ethnic groups smoking rates are almost always higher for the UK-born than the non-UK-born population White and Chinese ethnic groups sho...
Rectal Bleeding (Blood in Stool), In the UK there is a screening programme for certain age groups. This involves testing three samples of your faeces for blood. The age ...
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Dr Yassir Javaid, MRCGP What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure (hypertension) is a blood pressure th...
Diabetes and High Blood Pressure, Several of these tests are ones that are routinely done anyway if you have diabetes, even if you do not have high blood pressure. Why is high ...
Blood Cancers, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) [ 6 ] NHL is a heterogeneous group of myeloproliferative malignancies. They are divided into low-grade or high-grade, depending o...
Patient Groups, The potential benefits of a patient group are substantial but the group is likely to be time-consuming, so setting and running the group must be supported by...
Group Psychotherapy, Self-harm in children and adolescents. [ 2 ] More specific groups, eg, a bereavement group, sexually abused women. Techniques involved in ...
Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), Clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are now the cornerstone of the new health system. Every GP practice in England is now part of a CCG. , Clin...
Full Blood Count and Blood Film, These tests include a full blood count test and a blood smear test. In the United States, a full blood count is called a &...
Polycythaemia Rubra Vera (High Red Blood Cell Count), You may also have an abnormally high number of platelets and white blood cells. What is normal blood made up of? ...