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Qu es este examen?
Este examen mide la cantidad de D-dimer en la sangre. Este examen es usado
para ayudar evaluar condiciones que resultan de la formacin de cogulos de
sangre en vasos sanguneos[1][2][3]. Este examen puede ser usado cuando
condiciones como la trombosis venosa profunda aguda[1][4][5]o coagulacin
intravascular diseminada (CID) son sospechados[6][7][8][9].
Cules son otros nombres para este examen?
D-dimer assay
Gammagrafa de ventilacin-perfusin VQ
Ultrasonografa
Pre-eclampsia
Separacin de la aorta
Trauma [11]
Cncer [11]
Infeccin [11]
Embarazo [2]
Edad aumentada[12]
Quemaduras[13]
Referencias:
[1] Fancher TL, White RH, & Kravitz RL: Combined use of rapid D-dimer testing
and estimation of clinical probability in the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis:
systematic review. BMJ 2004; 329:821-824.
[2] Schrecengost JE, LeGallo RD, Boyd JC, et al: Comparison of diagnostic
accuracies in outpatients and hospitalized patients of D-Dimer testing for the
evaluation of suspected pulmonary embolism. Clinical Chemistry 2003;
49(9):1483-1490.
[3] Tietz NW (Ed): Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. W. B. Saunders,
Philadelphia, PA, 1995.
[4] ACEP (American College of Emergency Physicians): Clinical policy: Critical
issues in the evaluation and management of adult patients presenting with
suspected lower-extremity deep venous thrombosis.. Ann Emerg Med 2003a;
42:124-135.
[5] Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, et al: Evaluation of D-dimer in the
diagnosis of suspected deep-vein thrombosis. N Engl J Med 2003;
349(13):1227-1235.
[6] Lehman CM, Wilson LW, & Rodgers GM: Analytic validation and clinical
evaluation of the STA LIATEST immunoturbidimetric d-dimer assay for the
diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation. Am J Clin Pathol 2004;
122:217-221. As accessed 5/12/2005.
[7] Yu M, Nardella A, & Pechet L: Screening tests of disseminated intravascular
coagulation: guidelines for rapid and specific laboratory diagnosis.. Crit Care
Med 2000; 28:1777-1780.
[8] Mammen EF: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Clin Lab Sci
2000; 13(4):239-245.
[9] Bick RL & Baker WF: Diagnostic efficacy of the D-dimer assay in
disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Thromb Res 1992; 65(6):785790.
[10] Kratz A, Ferraro M, Sluss PM, et al: Case records of the Massachusetts
General Hospital: laboratory values. N Engl J Med 2004; 351(15):1549-1563.
[11] Wolfe TR & Hartsell SC: Pulmonary embolism: making sense of diagnostic
evaluation. Ann Emerg Med 2001; 37:504-514.
[12] Brotman DJ, Segal JB, Jani JT, et al: Limitations of D-dimer testing in
unselected inpatients with suspected venous thromboembolism. Am J Med
2003; 114:276-282.
[13] Akutsu K, Sato N, Yamamoto T, et al: A rapid bedside D-dimer assay
(cardiac D-dimer) for screening of clinically suspected acute aortic dissection.
Circ J 2005; 69:397-403.
[14] Perez A, Abbet P, & Drescher MJ: D-Dimers in the emergency department
evaluation of aortic dissection. Acad Emerg Med 2004; 11:397-400.
[15] Menown IBA, Mathew TP, Gracey HM, et al: Prediction of Recurrent Events
by D-dimer and Inflammatory markers in patients with normal Cardiac Troponin
I (PREDICT) study.. Am Heart J 2003; 145:986-992.