Bloody Minded

Episode 66 - In The Lab: D-Lightful | The D-Dimer

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Show Notes

D-ismayed by D-readful D-ressing D-owns by your D-emonstrably D-eplorable registrar? . Join de Bloody Minded Crew for a Tour D-Force of D-Dimer D-rama as we D-issect and D-iscuss this most D-ifficult of D-iagnostic tests! Timestamps 2:14 - What is a D-Dimer and where does it come from? 6:57 - FXIII and D-Dimer 7:49 - Fibrinolysis and other degradation products 10:18 - D-Dimer Assays - LIA 14:22 - D-Dimer Units - Important! 15:39 - D-Dimer Assays - ELISA / ELFA 16:59 - D-Dimer Assays - POCT 18...

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