Some define elevation as a value at or above 1,000 ng/L, which is the same as 1,000 pg/mL and roughly 738 pmol/L, while others set the bar at more than 1,000 pmol/L, closer to 1,355 pg/mL
Store at -20C for optimal long-term stability (up to 2 years)
DVT pathogenesis is classically explained by Virchows Triad three interacting factors: Venous stasis (immobility, prolonged bed rest, long-haul travel, heart failure, obesity, paralysis) Endothelial injury (trauma, surgery, central venous catheters, prior DVT, vasculitis) Hypercoagulability (inherited thrombophilias Factor V Leiden mutation [D68.51], prothrombin G20210A mutation [D68.52], antiphospholipid syndrome [D68.61]
Published 2018 Sep 21