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How long after a wisdom tooth removal should the blood clot dissolve?

I had a non-impacted lower wisdom tooth removed yesterday afternoon and was just wondering how soon (or long) the blood clot should dissolve.
Thanks, Dr Nate. Yes, that is exactly what I wanted to know. I’m following all post-op instructions and I know the blood clot is my friend (repeated many times!). I just wasn’t sure how long this friend would be visiting.

A “popped blister” on my finger hasn’t stopped spurting blood for over two days now. Should I see someone?

Question by : A “popped blister” on my finger hasn’t stopped spurting blood for over two days now. Should I see someone?
I’ve had this very much raised bump on my middle finger for two months now. Lately it’s been looking so gross that I cover it with a bandaid so no one has to see it. At work the other day, I didn’t have a bandaid on and I looked down and it had popped I guess, with blood pouring down my finger. I made it stop, but a bandaid on, took it off the next morning and it was still spurting blood. Over two days later, it’s still bleeding excessively.

I don’t even think this is a blood blister even though it looks like it, because it was there for a couple months before it popped, and also because of the excessive bleeding. Should I see a doctor?

Best answer:

Answer by Lauren
I think seeing a doctor would be ideal.

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An emergency first aid kit should include?

A. sterile gauze pads in assorted sizes.
B. a bottle of multiple vitamins.

C. a knife to cut open blood blisters.

D. aspirin.

When should a blood clot fall out after a dry socket?

I had tooth extracted about 3 weeks ago and I ended up with a dry socket. I had it packed only once about 2 1/2 weeks ago. The blood clot that formed is now feeling like it is going to fall out. Is this normal? I am freaking out because I don’t want a another dry socket -I would rather have my hand slammed in a car door every hour than get another one!

Should I feel bad to say something to my husbands friend?

Ok so my husbands friend is going overseas to see his family, well my husband took in his dog the other night to watch until he gets home, (but I was the one who would have had to take care of it)
Anyways my son is almost 3 months old which means my sons car seat and stroller set is now 3 months old. I have used it only 4 times, Once at the mall twice at the park and once around the block where we live..
Well the other night we went to go buy our son more clothes because well he is growing fast we buy him clothes every week..
well when we got home his stroller was laying on its side by the basement doorway, his blanket and wrist and feet rattles were laying on the floor aswell,
this dog chewed up my sons rattles and his blanket and his stroller, this stroller looks like its over 10 years old and went threw a tornado!
and to top this off, my husband basically rewarded this dog,
Anyways that night was horrible, it kept barking and whining, I was busy with my son I didnt have time to go downstairs and play with it, anyways with all this barking and carrying on, my son got only 1 hour of sleep! so both myself and my son were up all night, I was rocking my son trying to get him to go to sleep, he was crying because he was exhausted and couldnt go to sleep because once his eyes closed this dog would bark. The next day when my husband got home from work, I told him to take the dog and put him outside on the porch. He came in I though he was going to see the baby and play with him, He walked past my son not 3 but 5 times without a smile or a wave or a glance, he was outside playing with that dog for an hour, he came in and layed down to go to sleep. Im not joking my son was looking at his father as if he was watiing for daddy to pick him up or something. I go oh thats nice your out playing with that damn dog and you cant even look at your son.
he finally looked at our child and goes HI and goes to sleep. I was so mad!

anyways lol…. am I wrong for telling my husband friend that he has to buy my son a new stroller because his shittie dog destroyed it?
my husband told me not to say anything, and that i could still use it!! 3 out of 4 tires are shredded up, the try thing that the carried rests on is chewed all to hell and all over the stroller the fabric is ripped and scratched up its nasty. im not walking in public with a stroller like that.Plus where he chewed on it it has dog blood from its gums.. I want a new one because my sons stroller was new when the piece of shit dog got hold of it

My daughter has a low white blood count. Why? Should I be concerned?

We went to the doctor because my daughter looked like she had what might be chicken pox. Apparently, after a blood test they told us she has a significantly low white blood count. She has a viral infection that is causing a rash that itches. The doc says come back in two weeks to recheck her white count. I feel like I should get a second opinion. Should I be more concerned and would waiting two weeks to check her be a bad idea?

My father cut himself about 3 hours ago and will not stop bleeding. Should I take him to the ER?

I am Red Cross first aid certified and have bandaged it up snugly with my first aid kit. The cut doesn’t look deep enough for stitches to me but he takes plavix and aspirin every day due to heart problems so I’m supposed to expect a delay for bleeding to stop, but how long?
I should have mentioned that my father refuses to go to the ER. Seeking medical attention will entail calling an ambulance and the police when he refuses to go. I try only to put him, my 2 young children, my husband and myself through this emotional trauma when absolutely necessary.
You can only help someone so much when they don’t want help.

Q&A: What does this verse tell us our atitude should be towards “illegal” inmigrants?

Question by brainy_ostrich: What does this verse tell us our atitude should be towards “illegal” inmigrants?
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter–when you see the naked to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?”
—Isaiah 58:6-7
gidget: If I don’t have the Bible on my side of the debate, I don’t have anything. “Using” the Bible is exactly what it’s their for. We should “use” it to guide our life, our thought, and our political views.
Jessica—Sorry, but no one reads answers that long.

Best answer:

Answer by Chris
Amen. And to think people use that book to spew hatred. Why punish people for trying to make a better life for themselves and their families?

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how long should a 65 yr old female fast to undergo Fasting Blood Sugar for laboratory?

how long should a 65 yr old female fast to undergo Fasting Blood Sugar for laboratory?

is it 8 hours or 12 hours?

is it permissible to drink half-glass of water within the fasting period?

would it change the result if she drinks a half-glass of water within the fasting period?

pls be specific on your answers

thanks

What should you look for in a blood sample removed at the time of the autopsy to successfully prosecute…?

the family?

“insurance investigators believe that the family of a recently deceased coronary patient may have caused her death. What should you look for in a blood sample removed at the time of the autopsy to successfully prosecute the family for murder?”

science project. and i have no idea what you should look for. any help?