DDimer

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Hi Katelyn here, for this week’s YouTube video I wanted to talk about the D-dimer, the D-dimer is a lab value you get. So you draw serum from the patient, and it evaluates for any blood clots in the body. • Usually I am getting a D-dimer when I have a low pre-test probability of the patient actually having a PE or a blood clot in their legs. It is more of a rule-out factor for me, and I base it on their Wells score. • If their wells is greater than 4 then you just want to get a CTA. • If their wells score is less than 4, and it is still something on your differential diagnosis list, you can grab a D-dimer. • If its negative there’s a pretty good probability, as well as a high specificity, that there is no blood clot in the body. • However, in some cases patients have higher d-dimers: • • Infection • • Cancer • • Pregnancy • • Elderly • I wanted to talk about diff d-dimer thresholds for age and pregnancy. So let’s get started. • - • Our goal at Medgeeks is to help you live the life you want to live as you navigate a career in medicine. • This looks different to everyone, which is why we take such a personalized approach. • Whether you want to ... • Stop taking your work home • Have the skillset to work autonomously • Improve your work life balance • ...or anything in between, we can definitely help. • • We've worked with thousands since 2013 and we're confident we can help take your career and life to the next level. You can learn more about our mentorship opportunities here: • • https://www.medgeeksmentorship.co/opp... • • or schedule a time to chat with our advisors here: • • https://www.medgeeksmentorship.co/app... • - • Learn more about what we do here • https://medgeeks.co/about-us • - • Check out our free Facebook group, where we share daily clinical pearls, advice, and practice changing updates: • https://urlgeni.us/facebook/ib9I • - • This video should not be used in any legal capacity whatsoever, including but not • limited to establishing standard of care in a legal sense or as a basis for expert • witness testimony. No guarantee is given regarding the accuracy of any statements or opinions made on the podcast, video, or blog.

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