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High Uric Acid: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Uric acid is a natural waste product. Your body makes it when it breaks down substances called purines, which are found in many …
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General Health
Portal Hypertension: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Your portal vein does an important job. It collects blood from your stomach, small intestine, colon, spleen, and pancreas, and …
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Hypersplenism: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
The spleen is a small, fist-sized organ on the left side of your abdomen. It plays an important role in filtering your blood and …
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Hyperemia: What It Means When Blood Rushes to One Area
Hyperemia is the medical term for an excess of blood in the vessels of a particular organ or tissue.
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Hepatobiliary Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Your liver is one of the hardest-working organs in your body. It filters your blood, produces bile, and helps break down nutrients …
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Hepatitis: Types, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. The liver is one of your body’s most important organs.
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Bleeding: Causes, Types, and First Aid Treatment
Bleeding occurs when a blood vessel — an artery, vein, or small capillary — is damaged or broken. Blood then leaks out of its …
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Eye Bleeding: Types, Causes & When to Worry
Eye bleeding is a broad term for any situation where blood escapes from a blood vessel inside or on the surface of the eye.
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Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Gastrointestinal bleeding, often called a GI bleed, is when blood escapes from the lining of the digestive system.
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Cerebral Hemorrhage: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
A cerebral hemorrhage happens when a blood vessel inside the brain bursts and bleeds into the surrounding tissue.