I did that yesterday, came back normal and like a wave of relief fell over me. The antibodies that are associated with the CVST issue are targeting platelets, so unless you have low platelets, you shouldnt be at risk of developing it.
Same goes for the d-dimer test, this is a pretty common test for clots in general so its great to know where you stand coagulation wise for your blood.
Seriously, dont even think just tell your doctor about your concerns and they should be able to order the labs for you. If your dr wont, find one who will!!
Friend tested positive 30 days back. Male 45 years old H/o DM with HTN- HbA1c 6.7
After testing Positive he suffered from fever body pain weakness breathless and recovered in home isolation. It took him almost 20 days to fully recover.
After 30 days he decided to get full blood work done. Results came back today, everything was almost in normal range EXCEPT:-
D-Dimer-2.22 mg/dL IgG-312 AU/ml
Which such high D-Dimer levels does he need to worry? Should he start on blood thinners?
Hello! First time posting here.
I was recently diagnosed with a 4.2 cm endometrioma. My gynaecologist put me on Visanne, while I await my MRI/surgery. I’ve been taking it for 4 days now. Yesterday I had throbbing pain down the back of my left leg. It was behind my knee and the upper area of my calf. Leg got red and a little swollen so I went to ER to rule out a blood clot (since those are a side effect of Visanne). My normal BP is 105/60 or so, even at times of distress and other ER visits it doesn’t go up much. Yesterday it was 147/64. My calf started getting hard to touch as well at this point. They did an ECG and blood test but everything came back negative. They didn’t have ultrasound techs at that time of night so they couldn’t do a Doppler. The doctor basically said it’s probably my muscle, but it makes no sense to me. I guess the only thing is my activity levels have drastically changed since the cyst started causing me severe pain. So I’m wondering if that could be the cause. Doctor also said the D-dimer test is 95% accurate. I guess what I’m asking is if anyone has ever tested negative for clots but ended up having them anyway? My leg still hurts in the same area, although no swelling or redness today. Another thing to mention is the day before my hands got kind of swollen and my veins were bulging like crazy, which freaked me out a bit. My anxiety certainly doesn’t help the situation and I feel it was also the cause of my chest pain yesterday, but what if it’s related to the leg? I’m trying not to let my mind run wild, but it’s tough. Figured I might as well ask in here if anyone has experienced something similar and what the outcome was?
Thanks in advance!
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Hi all,
I was covid positive in Feb 2021. Recovered and am basically back to 100% or close to. Walking around and going about my day like normal. In mid March, I went to check if everything if back to normal (blood work and general check up (lung x-ray, EKG, etc)). Everything came back normal except for a slightly elevated d-dimer (0.5). My doctor said because covid is a disease of the vasculature, it actually not out of the ordinary. She ruled out DVT and PE based on a clinical probability assessment. I wasn't too worried at that time, I know that a slightly elevated d-dimer can present itself after a disease like covid. I only inquired about my d-dimer because I was looking to start birth control and wanted to make sure I wasn't inviting any unnecessary risks to an already (but slightly) elevated d-dimer. She told me to just wait till my d-dimer stabilizes and get my d-dimer retested end of April or early May. Ok great no problem.
Fast-forward to this week. I'm all signed up to get my vaccine. I have been hearing reports about a slight risk of blood clots, and while I understand that it's a very rare/small occurrence, I wanted to make sure that my d-dimer was back to normal before I got the vaccine. So I had my blood work yesterday, and sure enough my d-dimer did decrease (0.48). But since it is still close to the higher end of the d-dimer threshold (0.48 v. 0.5), I'm wondering if I should be waiting until it dips lower before I get the shot? I don't know what the correlation is of people who already had an elevated d-dimer getting blood clots from the shot, and just want to make sure I'm not one of them. To be clear, I'm not trying to be a vaccine denier, I 100% support getting vaccinated.
Other details: Fairly healthy 33 year old female, no birth control, weight 106 lbs, physically active + have a healthy diet.
I really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!
So we travelled on 4/4 and that is when I think he was exposed. Symptoms started on 7th April, confirmed results came on 10th April. I tested negative and don't have any symptoms. Ct score for him is 5/25 and one lung is 15% affected.
What we can't make sense of is the high d dimer reports. On 11th it was 590. We got the test repeated on 15th and results were at 1000. Should we be worried?
The doctor has started a course of blood thinners for 2 days with instructions to repeat the test after 2 days.
Fever has subsided now but Cough and weakness remains.
Edit 18 April
D dimer is 410 Ferratin is 76.3 Crp is 2.6 Ldh is 232
Advised to take proper fluids and food. Will continue with monitoring vitals. D dimer to be repeated in 2 days. Dose of blood thinner reduced to once a day on doctor's advice.
Head‐on Collision: Isolated gas phase triphenylmethane based dimers containing dispersion energy donors form a head‐to‐head structure with an extremely short C−H⋅⋅⋅H−C distance with a collinear arrangement of atoms. This surprising result from molecular beam experiments indicates that it is London dispersion but not crystal packing, responsible for this peculiar structural arrangement.
Abstract
The triphenylmethane and all‐meta tert‐butyl triphenylmethane dimers, (TPM)2 and (T tBuPM)2, respectively, were studied with ionization loss stimulated Raman spectroscopy in molecular beam experiments to resolve structure sensitive vibrations. This answers the question whether the recently reported linear head‐to‐head arrangement in (T tBuPM)2 results from crystal packing or prevails also in the gas phase, and therefore must result from extraordinarily strong London dispersion (LD) interactions. Our study clearly demonstrates that the head‐to‐head arrangement is maintained even under isolated molecular beam conditions in the absence of crystal packing effects. The central Raman‐active aliphatic C−D vibration of appropriately deuterated (T tBuPM)2 associated with an unusually short C−D⋅⋅⋅D−C distance exhibits a strong blue‐shift compared to the undisturbed case. As the LD stabilizing tert‐butyl groups are absent in (TPM)2, it displays an approximately S6‐symmetric tail‐to‐tail arrangement.
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I have experience playing on pro am teams in the past. Low WP (50%) because I was getting used to playing as a center online in next gen, so I mainly played with randoms and AI’s in rec. Still shooting 60+ % from the field and from 3. Only hmu if you have a team please, and don’t be toxic. No need to get pressed over an ass game. Hope y’all have a good day.
Journal of the American Chemical SocietyDOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00621
Olivier Mentré, Miguel A. Juárez-Rosete, Sebastien Saitzek, Cintli Aguilar-Maldonado, Marie Colmont, and Ángel M. Arévalo-López
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Just pulled HOF dimer from the wade challenges wonder if that was a decent badge or not.
A friend has these weird results after almost recovering from covid...tested positive. Wondering what it means.
Long story short I have a d-dimer blood test in a few days and mildly injured my ankle (sledding with nephews). I know the purpose of the test to look for any clotting issues in my blood. From my understanding platelets help clotting and increase production during injury. I am concerned that the test will be thrown off due to my recent injury but I cannot find anything online the correlates both platelets and d-dimer. I would appreciate any help. Thanks everyone.
Has anyone had an insanely high D Dimer level? I just got blood work done showing that my D Dimer is above 4500. About 3 weeks ago it was a little over 1700. I cant reach my Primary Care doctor cause he just doesn’t pick up on the weekends. I was infected in November last year. I’ve had odd breathing over the past week, but thought it was just part of the long covid. My family seems to think I should go to the ER. Anyone else have this happen and what did you do?
36F, white, generally healthy. Had surgery to remove endometriosys and myomas from my uterus and ovary in 2019, had surgery for discus hernia in 2018. 80kg/175 cm, no meds, vegan diet. I rarely drink alcohol but I am a pretty heavy smoker.
I got my AstraZeneca vaccine last wednesday. I developed high fever the next day which lasted for less than a day. I was a bit worried about blood clots so I decided to have my D-dimer levels checked just to stay on the safe side (I read a news article that recommended this test and some blood thinners for prevention in case the result is high). I had the test done today (5 days after the vaccination) and the result came back high (0,77 mg/L - normal is 0-0,55). I called my GP for advice and she said I shall stop panicking because the vaccine is safe and refused further help or exams. I am still worried as according to Dr. Google high d-dimer levels may be caused by trauma, recent surgery, liver disease, pregnancy (I have none of these) or cancer. I am also not sure if 0.77 mg/L is considered high or maybe just slightly above normal. I would really use some advice wheather I should be worried or not. Thank you.
What do you prefer??
My d dimer is 377, and the ref value is <500 so thats good. But, my bfs result was 97. There is a big difference even though it is still within the boundaries. My question is: should i worry about it, take asprin again or can i be at peace? Is there a reason for such a big difference and does it mean there is something wrong with me ?
Male, Father, aged 69, no illnesses nor health issues (no smoking, no drinking...)
When ambulance got him he had an oxygen saturation of 45. When the ambulance then arrived to the hospital it was at 83.
Now (4 days after he got into the ICU) he has an oxygen saturation of 94~96.
Upon arrival to ICU:
- C-Reactive protein: 245 mg/l
- D-dimer: 0.7 mg/l
- Lymphocytes: 7.8 %
- SGOT/ASAT: 63.33 Ul/l
- SGPT/ALAT: 36.90 Ul/l
After 4 days in ICU:
- C-Reactive protein: 200 mg/l
- D-dimer: 3.2 mg/l
- Lymphocytes: 6.7 %
- SGOT/ASAT: 79.16 Ul/l
- SGPT/ALAT: 66.05 Ul/l
- LDH: 839 Ul/l (not measured previously)
Apparently if he survives the next couple of days then he is fine. The same doctor said that he is slowly improving. But then another doctor came to us saying that he is a bit fucked up, giving no further explanation (he is not the one in charge of him, but works in the same hospital).
He is being given LOVENOX 8000 UI, Ciprofloxacin 200 mg, and KARDEGIC 160 mg.
I am having the worst days of my life. My hair is turning white (had dark black a week ago). I’ve left studies to work full time and take care of my mother and younger siblings.
Anyone knows what the evolution of d-dimers and CRP means (for dummies)?
Infinite thanks.
Edit: Covid patient (forgot to mention it ‘facepalm’)
Fundamental understanding of the dependence between the structure and composition on the electrochemical CO 2 reduction reaction (CO 2 RR) would guide the rational design of highly efficient and selective electrocatalysts. A major impediment to the deep reduction CO 2 to multi‐carbon products is the complexity of carbon‐carbon bond coupling. The chemically well‐defined catalysts with atomically dispersed dual‐metal sites are required for these C‐C coupling involved processes. Here, we developed a catalyst (BIF‐102NSs) that features Cl ‐ bridged dimer copper (Cu 2 ) units, which delivers high catalytic activity and selectivity for C 2 H 4 . Mechanistic investigation verifies that neighboring Cu monomers not only perform as regulator for varying the reaction barrier, but also afford distinct reaction paths compared with isolated monomers, resulting in greatly improved electroreduction performance for CO 2 .
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My 13 yo daughter (5'3 117 lbs) is currently in hospital for high fever, shaking chills etc. She was sick with COVID for a month in February and developed what they think was POTS from it as well. Lab work was full of highs and lows, Echo was ok, pro bnp and d Dimers were elevated. One dr suggested MIs-c and another said it was just from a UTi. Curious if those would be high simply for a UTI
28 years old, female, Caucasian, 66kg last weighing, 162cm, no smoking, no recreational drugs, alcohol VERY rarely and only in very small portions because of my meds (like, a glass of very weak gin tonic in a month).
Meds: coaxil 3x12,5mg, ambien and diazepam as needed but fairly rarely, ibuprofen or celecoxib for back pain, also fairly rarely, esopramazole when taking ibuprofen, B12 and vitamin D supplement (due to veganism and a mutual hate relationship I have with the sun).
Existing medical issues: BPD and PTSD, chronic back pain, arthropathy, possibly arthritis but it was never confirmed nor specified which kind, allergies (cats, ambrosia, grass), gastritis on occasions.
Few months ago, I had a regular checkup with my gyneacologist, only blood so far because covid. My cholesterol came up just slightly elevated, which is a regular thing for me since I started hormonal BC (combination pill) 7 years ago, but I'm vegan so doctors mostly ignore it if all other tests are a-okay. However, this time my d-dimers came up high, 1.49 mg/L and fibrinogen was 4.62 g/L. My gyno took me off BC and told me to go to my GP, who sent me to a haematologist. Haematologist then sent me for another blood test 2 which happened 2 months after the first one. At that point I was off BC for at least 3 months. My d-dimers came up high again, 1.25 mg/L and so did fibrinogen 5,1, so even higher than before. So the haematologist had me tested for DVT the same day via doppler ultrasound and it came up okay, no DVT. She had nothing else to do and sent me back to my GP for further testing, but I haven't had time to see my GP yet.
I would like some guidance on where I could go next or what to expect in the future. I would also like y'alls opinion on how safe would resuming contraception be for me. I was planning on getting the implant at some point before this whole thing, because my cycle wreaks havoc on my body.
Feel free to ask about another blood test results, because I don't know what else could be relevant because docs only mentioned d-dimers as an issue so far. If I forgot anything else relevant, do tell.
2* Brooklyn Nets @ Toronto Raptors ~ Under 233 (-104)
2* Milwaukee Bucks @ Charlotte Hornets ~ Under 224 (-105)
2* Oklahoma City Thunder @ Boston Celtics ~ Under 215 (-112)
NBA YTD Records
Overall: 101-81 (55.5%) +28.86
L/7 Days: 5-2 (71.4%) +3.85
Y/Day: 1-1 (50%) -0.08
2* Oakland Athletics [Frankie Montas] vs. Tampa Bay Rays [Michael Wacha] ~ Under 8.5 (-111)
1* San Diego Padres -1.5 (+110) [Chris Paddack] @ Arizona Diamondbacks [Merrill Kelly]
1* Cincinnati Reds [Jeff Hoffman] vs. Los Angeles Dodgers [Walker Buehler] ~ Over 7.5 (-107)
1* Minnesota Twins -1.5 (+145) [Kenta Maeda] vs. Cleveland Indians [Aaron Civale]
MLB YTD Records
Overall: 23-35 (39.7%) -15.66
L/7 Days: 10-13 (43.5%) -6.61
Y/Day: 2-4 (33.3%) -2.01
Long story short, I’ve been presumed COVID positive by my respiratory specialist with symptoms starting the beginning of February. She had a number of tests done to see if anything came back to support or refute this idea. Everything (chest X-ray, ECG, allergy testing, asthma testing) came back normal. She did an array of blood tests as well and everything was fine except my d dimer, which was 750.
She wasn’t *overly* concerned, as she said COVID can cause an elevated d dimer, but I am having a CTPA tomorrow to check for clots and just to generally allow her to take a closer look at my lungs.
I have to say, I am pretty concerned about this. Has anyone had a similar experience?
Melanosomes have diverse morphologies in nature, including spheres, rods, and platelets. By contrast, shapes of synthetic melanins have been almost entirely limited to spherical nanoparticles with few exceptions produced by complex templated synthetic methods. Here, we report a non‐templated method to access synthetic melanins with a variety of architectures including spheres, sheets, and platelets. Three 1,8‐dihydroxynaphthalene dimers (4‐4′, 2‐4′ and 2‐2′) were used as self‐assembling synthons. These dimers pack to form well‐defined structures of varying morphologies depending on the isomer. Specifically, distinctive ellipsoidal platelets can be obtained using 4‐4′ dimers. Solid‐state polymerization of the preorganized dimers generates polymeric synthetic melanins while maintaining the initial particle morphologies. This work provides a new route to anisotropic synthetic melanins, where the building blocks are preorganized into specific shapes, followed by solid‐state polymerization.
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Did all of you get a blood work done at some point for D-Dimer, CRP, IL6?
