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D-dimer testing-Make sure you know about this simple blood test-it could save your life.

23. January 2010

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I was out surfing the web today and for some reason, I seem to always come back to the value of the “D-dimer” testing in the ER room to help determine if you might have a dissected ascending aorta.
I stumbled across a great article, Study shows rare good news about aortic dissection

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What you should know in the ER room

17. January 2010

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 I have been doing some research today while working on my new website. I personally believe that had it not been for this D-dimer blood test in the ER room on me, I might not be writing this post in my blog now.  You can read all the studies about the D-dimer effectiveness in DVT [...]

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