- 1. Glaucoma
- (Glaucoma)
- ... nerve, or you may have less blood being supplied to your optic nerve. This lack of blood supply could be caused by atherosclerosis — an accumulation of fatty deposits (plaques) in the arteries — or another ...
- 2. Gangrene
- (Gangrene)
- Gangrene refers to the death of body tissue due to a lack of blood flow or a bacterial infection. Gangrene most commonly affects the extremities, including your toes, fingers and limbs, but it can also ...
- 3. Knee pain
- (Knee pain)
- ... by reduced blood flow to the end of a bone, osteochondritis dissecans is a joint condition in which a piece of cartilage, along with a thin layer of the bone beneath it, comes loose from the end of a bone. ...
- 4. Kidney infection
- (Kidney infection)
- ... prompt medical attention. If not treated properly, a kidney infection can permanently damage your kidneys or the bacteria can spread to your bloodstream and cause a life-threatening infection. Kidney ...
- 5. Truncus arteriosus
- (Truncus arteriosus)
- ... instead of two separate vessels, leads out of the heart. Also, the two lower chambers of the heart are missing a portion of the wall dividing them. As a result of truncus arteriosus, oxygen-poor blood ...
- 6. Tricuspid atresia
- (Tricuspid atresia)
- ... the chambers. If your baby is born with tricuspid atresia, blood can't flow through the heart and into the lungs to pick up oxygen as it normally would. The result is the lungs can't supply the rest ...
- 7. Transposition of the great arteries
- (Transposition of the great arteries)
- ... great arteries changes the way blood circulates through the body, leaving a shortage of oxygen in blood flowing from the heart to the rest of the body. Without an adequate supply of oxygen-rich blood, ...
- 8. Thrombophlebitis
- (Thrombophlebitis)
- Thrombophlebitis (throm-bo-fluh-BI-tis) occurs when a blood clot causes swelling in one or more of your veins, typically in your legs. Rarely, thrombophlebitis (sometimes called phlebitis) can affect ...
- 9. Thrombocytopenia
- (Thrombocytopenia)
- Thrombocytopenia is the medical term for a low blood platelet count. Platelets (thrombocytes) are colorless blood cells that play an important role in blood clotting. Platelets stop blood loss by clumping ...
- 10. Tetralogy of Fallot
- (Tetralogy of Fallot)
- ... oxygen-poor blood to flow out of the heart and into the rest of the body. Infants and children with tetralogy of Fallot usually have blue-tinged skin because their blood doesn't carry enough oxygen. Tetralogy ...
- 11. Bile reflux
- (Bile reflux)
- ... fluid that is essential for digesting fats and for eliminating worn-out red blood cells and certain toxins from your body. Bile is produced in your liver and stored in your gallbladder. Eating a meal ...
- 12. Raynaud's disease
- (Raynaud's disease)
- ... or stress. In Raynaud's disease, smaller arteries that supply blood to your skin narrow, limiting blood circulation to affected areas. Women are more likely to have Raynaud's disease. It's also more ...
- 13. Ventricular septal defect
- (Ventricular septal defect )
- ... the heart's lower chambers, allowing oxygen-rich and oxygen-poor blood to mix. A baby with a small ventricular septal defect may have no problems. A baby with a larger ventricular septal defect or associated ...
- 14. DiGeorge syndrome
- (DiGeorge syndrome)
- ... syndrome include heart defects, poor immune system function, a cleft palate, complications related to low levels of calcium in the blood and behavioral disorders. The number and severity of problems ...
- 15. Vascular dementia
- (Vascular dementia)
- Vascular dementia is a general term describing problems with reasoning, planning, judgment, memory and other thought processes caused by brain damage from impaired blood flow to your brain. You can ...
- 16. Varicose veins
- (Varicose veins)
- ... haven't stopped your condition from getting worse, see your doctor. Arteries carry blood from your heart to the rest of your tissues. Veins return blood from the rest of your body to your heart, so ...
- 17. Esophageal varices
- (Esophageal varices)
- ... Esophageal varices develop when normal blood flow to your liver is slowed. The blood then backs up into nearby smaller blood vessels, such as those in your esophagus, causing the vessels to swell. Sometimes, ...
- 18. What Dental Procedures to Avoid When Pregnant
- (Dental Shanghai)
- ... legs are left uncrossed. This will help you maintain stable blood circulation. Dental procedures also require antibiotics that help in preventing or treating infections. Antibiotics like amoxicillin, ...
- 19. Bedsores (Pressure sores)
- (Bedsores (pressure sores) )
- ... against the skin that inhibits an adequate supply of blood to skin and underlying tissues. Other factors related to limited mobility can make the skin vulnerable to damage and contribute to the development ...
- 20. Broken wrist/broken hand
- (Broken wrist/broken hand )
- ... your wrist or hand starts to hurt or swell long after a break, see your doctor for an evaluation. Nerve or blood vessel damage. Trauma to the wrist or hand can injure adjacent nerves and blood vessels. ...
