D-dimer - Revision history

Danbot: Add Category:Labs

2026-03-22T06:44:01Z

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	[[Category:Pulmonary]]		[[Category:Pulmonary]]
	[[Category:Vascular]]		[[Category:Vascular]]
			[[Category:Labs]]

Masoodrm: /* Evaluation */

2021-03-25T17:24:07Z

Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*Traditional cutoff value = 500		*Traditional cutoff value = 500
	*Age-adjusted (for ~~over~~ 50 years ~~old~~) = age x 10		*Age-adjusted (for patients 50 years or older) = age x 10
			**D-dimer less than OR equal to age x 10 makes VTE unlikely
	**Maintains high sensitivity while increasing specificity<ref>Sharp AL, et al. An Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold for Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolus: Accuracy and Clinical Implications. Feb 2016. Annals of EM. 67(2);249-257.</ref>		**Maintains high sensitivity while increasing specificity<ref>Sharp AL, et al. An Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold for Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolus: Accuracy and Clinical Implications. Feb 2016. Annals of EM. 67(2);249-257.</ref>
	*YEARS<ref>MDCalc YEARS https://www.mdcalc.com/years-algorithm-pulmonary-embolism-pe</ref> and PEGeD<ref>Anand Swaminathan, "PEGeD Study – Is It Safe to Adjust the D-Dimer Threshold for Clinical Probability?", REBEL EM blog, December 16, 2019. Available at: https://rebelem.com/peged-study-is-it-safe-to-adjust-the-d-dimer-threshold-for-clinical-probability/</ref> adjust cut off base on clinical probability still being studied.		*YEARS<ref>MDCalc YEARS https://www.mdcalc.com/years-algorithm-pulmonary-embolism-pe</ref> and PEGeD<ref>Anand Swaminathan, "PEGeD Study – Is It Safe to Adjust the D-Dimer Threshold for Clinical Probability?", REBEL EM blog, December 16, 2019. Available at: https://rebelem.com/peged-study-is-it-safe-to-adjust-the-d-dimer-threshold-for-clinical-probability/</ref> adjust cut off base on clinical probability still being studied.

Hoxbox: /* Evaluation */

2019-12-18T16:15:35Z

Evaluation

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	*Age-adjusted (for over 50 years old) = age x 10		*Age-adjusted (for over 50 years old) = age x 10
	**Maintains high sensitivity while increasing specificity<ref>Sharp AL, et al. An Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold for Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolus: Accuracy and Clinical Implications. Feb 2016. Annals of EM. 67(2);249-257.</ref>		**Maintains high sensitivity while increasing specificity<ref>Sharp AL, et al. An Age-Adjusted D-dimer Threshold for Emergency Department Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolus: Accuracy and Clinical Implications. Feb 2016. Annals of EM. 67(2);249-257.</ref>
			*YEARS<ref>MDCalc YEARS https://www.mdcalc.com/years-algorithm-pulmonary-embolism-pe</ref> and PEGeD<ref>Anand Swaminathan, "PEGeD Study – Is It Safe to Adjust the D-Dimer Threshold for Clinical Probability?", REBEL EM blog, December 16, 2019. Available at: https://rebelem.com/peged-study-is-it-safe-to-adjust-the-d-dimer-threshold-for-clinical-probability/</ref> adjust cut off base on clinical probability still being studied.

	==See Also==		==See Also==

ClaireLewis at 15:24, 12 October 2019

2019-10-12T15:24:11Z

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	**Small [[PE]]		**Small [[PE]]
	**Use of qualitative latex fixation test		**Use of qualitative latex fixation test
	**Use of anticoagulants		**Use of [[anticoagulants]]
	*'''Factors that can cause false-positive D-dimer'''		*'''Factors that can cause false-positive D-dimer'''
	**Cancer and malignancy		**Cancer and malignancy
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	**[[DIC]]		**[[DIC]]
	**[[Trauma]]		**[[Trauma]]
	**Arterial thrombosis		**[[Arterial thrombosis]]
	**[[ACS]]/AMI		**[[ACS]]/AMI
	**Vaso-occlusive [[sickle cell crisis]]		**Vaso-occlusive [[sickle cell crisis]]

ClaireLewis: /* Differential Diagnosis */

2019-09-24T18:40:42Z

Differential Diagnosis

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	**Age > 70 years		**Age > 70 years
	**[[DIC]]		**[[DIC]]
	**Trauma		**[[Trauma]]
	**Arterial thrombosis		**Arterial thrombosis
	**[[ACS]]/AMI		**[[ACS]]/AMI
	**Vaso-occlusive [[sickle cell crisis]]		**Vaso-occlusive [[sickle cell crisis]]
	**Acute [[CVA]]		**Acute [[CVA]]
	**Vasculitis		**[[Vasculitis]]
	**Superficial [[phlebitis]]		**Superficial [[phlebitis]]

Spenceemmett: /* See Also */

2019-06-16T19:16:16Z

See Also

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	*[[Pulmonary embolism]]		*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
	*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]		*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]
	[[Pulmonary_embolism_in_pregnancy#D-Dimer\|D-dimer for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy]]		*[[Pulmonary_embolism_in_pregnancy#D-Dimer\|D-dimer for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Spenceemmett: /* See Also */

2019-06-16T19:15:57Z

See Also

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	*[[Pulmonary embolism]]		*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
	*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]		*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]
	*[[~~Pulmonary~~ embolism in pregnancy~~\|Evaluation~~]]		[[Pulmonary_embolism_in_pregnancy#D-Dimer\|D-dimer for pulmonary embolism in pregnancy]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Spenceemmett: /* See Also */

2019-06-16T19:13:24Z

See Also

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	*[[Pulmonary embolism]]		*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
	*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]		*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]
	*[[Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy\|Evaluation]		*[[Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy\|Evaluation]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Spenceemmett: /* See Also */

2019-06-16T19:13:08Z

See Also

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	*[[Pulmonary embolism]]		*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
	*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]		*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]
	*[[Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy\|~~D-dimer]~~]		*[[Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy\|Evaluation]

	==External Links==		==External Links==

Spenceemmett: /* See Also */

2019-06-16T19:12:14Z

See Also

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[Age adjusted D-dimer]]
	*[[Pulmonary embolism]]		*[[Pulmonary embolism]]
	*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]		*[[Deep venous thrombosis]]
	*[[~~Age adjusted~~ D-dimer]]		*[[Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy\|D-dimer]]

	==External Links==		==External Links==