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Concerned blood clot.

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m32563
m32563

I went to the er on july 6 2016 for having weakness with chest pressure amd dizziness they did the whole work up with blood work xray and a ct scan my blood work was normal except the D Dimer test was kinda elevated. So i went to my PCP and ask him about the D Dimer test being elevated, he wasnt really concerned because my ct scan was normal didnt show any blockage. My question is. Is that normal to have elevated D Dimer test with a normal CT Scan or should i be worried.

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  • misswoosie
    misswoosie m32563

    Posted

    D Dimer levels can be raised in other conditions such as infection, kidney or liver problems, old age, certain types of anaemia and conditions like rheumatoid arthritis.

    Symptoms of weakness, chest pressure and dizziness aren't typical of a blood clot.

    Did they do a chest X Ray?

    Do you have any ongoing medical problems?

     

    • m32563
      m32563 misswoosie

      Posted

      Yes they did do a chest xray and as far as medical problem nothing really but anxiety and aneima.
    • misswoosie
      misswoosie m32563

      Posted

      Depending on the type of anaemia this could be the cause of the raised D dimer. I think it's highly unlikely that you have a clot if everything else was norma.l

  • misswoosie
    misswoosie m32563

    Posted

    Sorry, did they do a CT scan of your head or chest?
    • m32563
      m32563 misswoosie

      Posted

      Yes they did a ct scan with contrast. And it was normal.
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