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dstjean1
10-13-2007, 09:43 PM
what does it mean if your blood is a dark red

thirysomething
10-14-2007, 06:45 PM
what kind of blood? are you refering to blood in a tube? or blood coming from a wound?

Seraph
10-15-2007, 05:00 AM
Dark blood comes from the veins, brighter blood is arterial.

BiggerMac
10-25-2007, 03:15 PM
If you are dumb enought to smoke, that might be the cause. In that case dark red is the result of elevated hemoglobin... your body's attempt to compensate for the smoke. I had that for years before I quit.
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But there are a lot of other possible causes too. A visit to your doc is probably the best way to ease your mind.

BiggerMac

 
 
 




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