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- Factor Five Leiden Support - Support for sufferers of the Factor Five Leiden blood clotting disorder, an inherited blood condition discovered in 1995. History, glossary, and meeting information (Oregon).
- National Blood Service - National blood supply for England and North Wales. Facts about blood donation. Search and find a local blood donor session. Quizzes and games.
- BloodBook - Provides information about blood, facts, transfusion, news, safety, diseases, disorders, autologous blood collection and storage.
- Living with Factor V Leiden - Factor V Leiden is the most common hereditary blood coagulation disorder in the United States. It is present in 5% of the American population.
- Viewpoint Online: Coagulation - Features articles about blood coagulation disorders including activated protein C resistance, von Willbrand's disease, and hypercoagulability.
- Bloodindex - Committed to the care and improvement of human life and emphasize for 'safe blood' and is world s first vortal on bloodcare. Offers blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol diaries.
- NHLBI - Information and resources on blood from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. Provides links on publications, fact sheets, and related diseases information.
- Pediatric Oncall- Routine Blood Test - Brief description of the complete blood count.
- Rare Bleeding Disorder Database (RBDD) - A network of the hemophilia centres around the world by International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
- Neutropenia Support Association - An extensive look at this disorder with information about the blood, the causes, the different types, symptoms and the treatment.
Wikipedia Articles
- Blood film - A blood film or peripheral blood smear is a slide made from a drop of blood, that allows the cells to be examined microscopically. Blood films are usually done to investigate hematological problems (disorders of the blood itself) and, occasionally, to look for parasites within the blood such as malaria and filaria.
- Nephrologist - A nephrologist is a physician who has been trained in the diagnosis and management of kidney disease, by regulating blood pressure, regulating electrolytes, balancing fluids in the body, and administering dialysis. Nephrologists treat many different kidney disorders including acid-base disorders, electrolyte disorders, nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), hypertension (high blood pressure), acute kidney disease and end-stage renal disease.
- ICD-10 Chapter II: Neoplasms; Chapter III: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs, and certain disorders involving the i - ==C00-D48 - Neoplasms==
- Hemoglobin electrophoresis - Hemoglobin electrophoresis is a blood test that can detect different types of hemoglobin. The test can detect abnormal levels associated with sickle-cell disease and other hemoglobin-related blood disorders.
- Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody - Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCAs) are a group of mainly IgG antibodies against antigens in the cytoplasm of neutrophil granulocytes (the most common type of white blood cell) and monocytes. They are detected as a blood test in a number of autoimmune disorders, but are particularly associated with systemic vasculitis, so called ANCA-associated vasculitides.