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Should I Reduce My Blood Test Shows My D Dimer Is 0.66?
Posted on
Wed, 13 Nov 2024
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Question : My blood test shows my D Dimer is 0.66. I am 74 years old. My weight is good with a BMI of 24. I exercise 4 to 5 days per week. Is this D Dimer level OK. Should I reduce it. How. Thanks.
Brief Answer:
probably OK
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The d-dimer "normal" level is below 0.5, but this applies mostly to young individuals. In older persons, it's usually higher. 0.66 is considered OK for a 74-year-old individual. Despite that, if there is a high suspicion of disease, the d-dimer level should not deter testing. You can't do anything to reduce it. If you're healthy, without any symptoms, then the d-dimer level should not be checked anyway.
Kind Regards,
Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist
probably OK
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
The d-dimer "normal" level is below 0.5, but this applies mostly to young individuals. In older persons, it's usually higher. 0.66 is considered OK for a 74-year-old individual. Despite that, if there is a high suspicion of disease, the d-dimer level should not deter testing. You can't do anything to reduce it. If you're healthy, without any symptoms, then the d-dimer level should not be checked anyway.
Kind Regards,
Panagiotis Zografakis,
Internal Medicine Specialist
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