Blood Health Center

Common Disorders

• Blood typing
• Blood pressure - high
• Capillary sample
• ABO incompatibility
• Hypertension
• Aging changes in the heart and blood vessels
• Essential hypertension
• Changes in the newborn at birth
• Arterial stick
• Vomiting blood
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Related Animations

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• Cholesterol
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• Heart Attack
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