Analysis (D)

All our Analysis with the initial letter “D”.

D-Dimer

D-dimer is a fibrin degradation product, a small protein fragment present in the blood after a blood clot is degraded by fibrinolysis. It is so named because it contains two crosslinked D fragments of the fibrin protein.

Specimen: Sodium Citrate

Reference Values: Negative: <0.5 ug/ml

Method: Agglutination

Loinc: 15179-5

 

Delta 4-Androstenedione

The steroid hormone Androstenedione is one of the main androgens, besides Testosterone and Dehydroepiandrosterone.

Specimen: 0.2 ml Serum

Reference Values:

Adults: 0.3-3.5 ng/ml
Teenagers: 0.8-2.4 ng/ml
Children: 0.8-2.8 ng/ml

Method: CLIA

Loinc: 1854-9

 

DHEA-SO4

Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate or DHEA-S is a metabolite of dehydroepiandrosterone.

Specimen:Serum

Reference Values:

Females 18-29 Years Old: 450-3200 ng/ml
Females 30-39 Years Old: 400-3250 ng/ml
Females 40-49 Years Old: 250-2200 ng/ml
Females 50-59 Years Old: 150-1700 ng/ml
Females 60-69 Years Old: <1850 ng/ml
Females 70-90 Years Old: <900 ng/ml

Males 18-29 Years Old: 1100-5100 ng/ml
Males 30-39 Years Old: 1100-3700 ng/ml
Males 40-49 Years Old: 500-2950 ng/ml
Males 50-59 Years Old: 250-2400 ng/ml
Males 60-69 Years Old: 250-950 ng/ml
Males 70-90 Years Old: <750 ng/ml

 

Method: CLIA

Loinc: 2191-5

 

Digitoxin

Digitoxin is a cardiac glycoside ,it is eliminated via the liver, so could be used in patients with poor or erratic kidney function.

Specimen:Serum

Reference Values:

Therapeutic Range: 20-35 ng/ml
Toxic Levels: >45 ng/ml

Method:

Loinc: 3559-2

 

Digoxin

Digoxin is used to treat congestive heart failure, usually in combination with a diuretic (water pill) and an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. It is also used to treat a heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation.

Specimen:Serum

Reference Values:

Therapeutic Range: 20-35 ng/ml
Toxic Levels: >45 ng/ml

Method:

Loinc: 10535-3

 

Dopamine (Urine)

Dopamine is a hormone and neurotransmitter of the catecholamine and phenethylamine families that plays a number of important roles in the human brain and body.

Specimen: Urine 24Hours

Reference Values: Up to 3270 nmole/24 hrs

Method: HPLC

Loinc: 2218-6

 

Dpd-Deoxypyridinoline (Urine)

Deoxypyridinoline, is one of two pyridinium cross-links that provide structural stiffness to type I collagen found in bones. It is excreted unmetabolized in urine and is a specific marker of bone resorption and osteoclastic activity.

Specimen: Urine

Reference Values:

Females: 3-7.4 nm/mm CREATININE
Males: 2.3-5.4 nm/mm CREATININE

Method: CLIA

Loinc: 25096-9