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