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A 35-year-old female asked:
thank yousomuch.so even though the range of 0-229 being within normal my d-dimer quant of 228 is ok?although it's so close to the maximum range amount
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Dr. Marek Bozdech answered
Hematology and Oncology 49 years experience
Normal: The normal range for any test usually spans two standard deviations, or about 87% of normal. Thus about 6% of tests just above or just below normal are also normal. So a test result just within the upper limit of normal is quite normal, with a safety range just above or below for 6%!of the population from which the "normal" range is determined. That's a long way of saying your result is very norma
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A member asked:
Do I have to see a specialist to get a d dimer ordered?
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Dr. William Lizarraga answered
Internal Medicine 16 years experience
No: Any health care provider can order this.
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Dr. William Walsh commented
Addiction Medicine 17 years experience
But... why do you want a d-dimer? It is not a useful test out of context, and a positive result may not mean what you think it does. Tread with caution when ordering a blood test.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
D dimer--how effective is this test?
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Efficacy of d-dimer: That is actually a hard question to answer. There are different testing methods and some d-dimer tests are more reliable than others. If you have a low probability of having a blood clot by history and a low d-dimer, it is pretty safe to say that you don't have a blood clot. If you have a high d-dimer and a high probabilty of a blood clot by history, then your risk of a clot is high.
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A 30-year-old member asked:
What could cause abnormal d dimer result?
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High d-dimer: High d-dimer results can occur because of essentially inflammatory process. Besides blood clots, high results can be due to various causes: liver disease, high rheumatoid factor, inflammation, malignancy, trauma, pregnancy, recent surgery, and advanced age, to name a few. A high d-dimner is very non-specific. A low d-dimer is very help[ful in ruling out blood clots.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Can having an elevated d dimer be dangerous?
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Dr. Lester Thompson answered
Pathology 33 years experience
Perhaps: The d-dimer is a fibrin degradation product (or fdp) which represents a small protein fragment in blood after a blood clot is broken down. The value can be used to test for clotting or thrombosis problems. However, a single value or a value in isolation should not be used. Elevations may suggest a clotting problem.
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A 47-year-old member asked:
What is a ?D-dimer test?
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Dr. Lester Thompson answered
Pathology 33 years experience
Thrombosis: The d-dimer is a fibrin degradation product (or fdp) which represents a small protein fragment in blood after a blood clot is broken down. The value can be used to test for clotting or thrombosis problems. However, a single value or a value in isolation should not be used.
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