A D-dimer test checks for certain proteins in the blood to rule out certain clotting disorders. (Photo credit: Science Photo Library/Getty Images) A D-dimer test is a blood test that can be used to ...

D-dimer is often an underutilized test in the evaluation and management of emergency roon patients. This presentation focuses on the clinical use of D-dimer testing in the Emergency Department, ...

Guidelines for VTE Prophylaxis in Nonsurgical Patients Issued For patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT), selective D-dimer testing is a safe and a more efficient testing strategy than ...

Hamilton, ON - It is best to base D-dimer testing on a patient's clinical pretest probability (C-PTP) for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), rather than testing all patients who present with symptoms of a ...

A D-dimer test measures how much D-dimer protein is in the blood. This protein is present when blood clots break down. A typical range is 0-0.50 milligrams per liter (mg/L) of blood. D-dimer is a ...

Selecting certain patients for D-dimer testing appears to be a safe and more efficient way of diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) than uniformly testing all patients suspected of having the ...

A targeted computerized alert at the time of physician order entry reduced the use of D-dimer testing among patients 65 years and older. A single-crossover cluster randomized trial of computerized ...

If you think you may have deep vein thrombosis (DVT), the best thing you can do is call your doctor as soon as possible. There are several ways that they can figure out if you have this potentially ...

A D-dimer test is a lab test that helps diagnose blood clotting conditions. The test measures the levels of a protein fragment that remains in your blood after multiple blood clots break down. A high ...