A 39-year-old member asked:
what color is my blood? if it's actually red, why do my veins look blue or purple?
2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
Psychiatry 25 years experience
Blood is red: You are seeing deoxygenated blood through layers of skin.
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Dr. Diane Minich answered
Family Medicine 37 years experience
Oxygenated blood is: red Veins look blue due to deoxygenated blood and the wall of the vein . Blood drawn from a vein is a dark red color.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Who needs blood vessel dilator?
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Dr. Rodolfo Farhy answered
Cardiology 36 years experience
Blood Pressure: In general blood dilators are prescribed as antihypertensive medications. Nitroglyceryn in its different forms is a vaso dilator, although mostly for the ehart arteries (coronaries).
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CA
A 39-year-old member asked:
Describe the features of an injured blood vessel.?
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Dr. David Miller answered
Family Medicine 10 years experience
Bruise: The most common manifestation of an injured blood vessel is a collection of blood in the area. Typically this is a simple bruise although it can be more extensive, forming a hematoma or ecchymosis.
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Dr. Sahba Ferdowsi commented
General Practice 18 years experience
Good answer with picture. Great help to all. Thank you.
Feb 13, 2012
A 42-year-old member asked:
What type of doctor treats blood vessel diseases?
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Dr. John Overholt answered
Allergy and Immunology 26 years experience
Depends: If you mean vasculitis, then rheumatologists. If it's a blocked artery, then it could be a vascular surgeon, cardiologist, interventional radiologist, heart surgeon, etc.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What are degenerative blood vessel diseases?
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
Pathology 49 years experience
Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis of blood vessels is the major degenerative disorder.
5742 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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A 18-year-old male asked:
Why is blood red and not the color of our veins?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Sireesha Vemuri answered
Family Medicine 17 years experience
Not a medical q: We are certified physicians trying to help people. We are not here to answer trivia.
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