Nickel: the essentials. Nickel is found as a constituent in most meteorites and often serves as one of the criteria for distinguishing a meteorite from other minerals. Iron meteorites, or siderites, may contain iron alloyed with from 5 to nearly 20% nickel. The USA 5-cent coin (whose nickname is nickel) contains just 25% nickel.
Common symptoms of VWD are: â¢ easy bruising. â¢ bleeding from nose and gums. â¢ prolonged bleeding from skin lacerations. â¢ bleeding from the gums when baby teeth fall out or after tooth extractions. â¢ heavy or prolonged bleeding during menstruation, called menorrhagia.
The signs and symptoms of von Willebrand disease vary depending on the type and severity of the disease. VWD is almost always hereditary. If someone in your family has VWD or you have any of the following symptoms, talk to your health care professional: 1  frequent or hard-to-stop nosebleeds that happen spontaneously, occur often (five times or more a year) or last longer than 10 minutes.