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• Anticoagulant medicines

  Anticoagulants are medicines that reduce the ability of the blood to clot.

• Blood tests

  Find out about blood tests, including why they’re done, how to prepare, what happens at the test, and when you’ll get your results.

• Low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia)

  Find out about low blood sugar (hypoglycaemia), including what the symptoms are, the causes, how to treat it and how to prevent it.

• High blood sugar (hyperglycaemia)

  Find out about high blood sugar (hyperglycaemia), including what the symptoms are, what a high blood sugar level is and how to control your blood sugar.

• Blood pressure test

  Find out why a blood pressure test is important, how it's done and what your blood pressure reading might mean.

• Blood in urine

  Find out about blood in urine (pee).

• Low blood pressure (hypotension)

  Find out about low blood pressure (hypotension), including what the symptoms are, when to get your blood pressure checked and treatments for low blood pressure.

• Vomiting blood

  Find out what can cause vomiting blood and when it might be a medical emergency.

• Blood transfusion

  Find out about blood transfusions, what they are, why they are done and what happens during the procedure.

• Newborn blood spot test

  Find out more about the newborn blood spot test (formerly called the heel prick test), which checks for 10 rare but serious conditions and is recommended for all babies.