I went to er with symptoms of feet swelling,swollen ft arm,an unknown bruising on my rt arm with pain in rt arm also.the er took chest xray,EKG an ct scan an sob.all test were normal except my d diner was 1187.00 should I be concerned?what else could elevate this test?
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, D-dimer is raised specifically in thromboembolic phenomenon in the body. Thus, presence of D-dimer in blood suggests That a thromboembolic phenomenon is going on in the body and appropriate steps have to be taken to correct this complication of thromboembolism. Thanks and take care Chat Doctor.