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Blood and blood-forming system (69 contents)
Metabolic syndrome – a dietary approach to prevention and treatment
Metabolic syndrome is the co-occurrence of conditions such as abdominal obesity, high blood pressure and abnormal carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, which increase the risk of type 2 diabetes and...
Preventing heart disease: what you need to know about saturated and unsaturated fatty acids
Heart and circulatory diseases are largely influenced by lifestyle, and one of the most important aspects of prevention is a healthy diet. Reducing your intake of saturated and trans fats in favour...
How do I prepare for an interview with an anaesthetist?
Preparing a patient for a cardiac procedure is a complex and multi-stage process. One of its key elements is the anaesthetic assessment, which aims not only to ensure safety during anaesthesia but...
How to prevent blood clots?
Blood clots are clots that can form in the blood vessels and cause serious complications such as heart attack, stroke or deep vein thrombosis. Preventing blood clots from forming is key to...
Morphology - how to read the result?
A peripheral blood count, simply called a morphology for short, is a test to find out the state of the blood cells. It consists of three parts. The first part tells us about the white blood cells,...
Pandemic COVID-19 and hypertension
Arterial hypertension is one of the most common conditions in humans, so it is hardly surprising that medics are conducting various studies on this entity. The results of one of the more interesting...
Everything you need to know about statins
Although statins are the most effective known method of fighting bad cholesterol, there are still many Poles who are unaware of what they actually are and their uses.
Blood test a chance for early detection of cancer
A blood test that can detect 50 types of cancer has a very good chance of entering widespread use.
Will recovery plasma help COVID-19 patients?
Doctors and scientists are looking for every possible way to help patients with coronavirus infection. Old treatments that have been effective in other outbreaks that have occurred around the world...
Will recovery plasma help COVID-19 patients?
Doctors and scientists are looking for every possible way to help patients with coronavirus infection. Old treatments that have been effective in other outbreaks that have occurred around the world...
Will recovery plasma help COVID-19 patients?
Doctors and scientists are looking for every possible way to help patients with coronavirus infection. Old treatments that have been effective in other outbreaks that have occurred around the world...
Will recovery plasma help COVID-19 patients?
Doctors and scientists are looking for every possible way to help patients with coronavirus infection. Old treatments that have been effective in other outbreaks that have occurred around the world...
Coronavirus and blood type: does it matter when you get sick?
Every day brings new information about the coronavirus pandemic. From Asia, it is being reported that scientists in the Middle Kingdom have discovered that people with a certain blood group are more...
Coronavirus and blood type: does it matter when you get sick?
Every day brings new information about the coronavirus pandemic. From Asia, it is being reported that scientists in the Middle Kingdom have discovered that people with a certain blood group are more...
Coronavirus and blood type: does it matter when you get sick?
Every day brings new information about the coronavirus pandemic. From Asia, it is being reported that scientists in the Middle Kingdom have discovered that people with a certain blood group are more...
Nicolau syndrome and its consequences
Nicolau's syndrome is categorised as a rare side effect that occurs after intramuscular administration of drugs. Can Nicolau syndrome be life-threatening?
Primary haemochromatosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Primary haemochromatosis, or brown diabetes mellitus, is a metabolic disease leading to cirrhosis and cardiomyopathy, among other conditions. What are the symptoms of primary haemochromatosis? When...
Familial hypercholesterolaemia
Familial hypercholesterolaemia is a type of dyslipidaemia inherited genetically, in which there is an increase in total cholesterol and low-density lipoproteins (so-called 'bad cholesterol')....
Rickettsioses - what are these diseases?
Rickettsioses are caused by rickettsiae - bacteria that multiply intracellularly. Humans are the indirect host of rickettsioses, as their direct hosts are ticks, lice and fleas. Infection occurs when...
Diet and anticoagulants: what should I pay attention to?
Patients who are forced to take anticoagulants due to an increased tendency to hypercoagulability are cautioned, among other things, not to stay in one position for too long and not to smoke....
Symptoms and treatment of anaemia
The first symptoms of anaemia are inconspicuous and do not always immediately indicate anaemia. There are many causes of anaemia, but no matter which one has caused the condition, steps should be...
What is haematohydrosis?
Blood instead of tears or instead of sweat? It sounds like science fiction, however... it is possible. Haematohidrosis, as it is referred to, is an extremely rare disease whose symptom is the blood...
