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Had Sinus Tachycardia. Might Be Viral. Should I Get A Second Opinion?
I recently went to the ER and had sinus tachycardia with a d dimer of 0.7 elevated and a fever and weakness. They drew blood cultures and a bunch of labs. Nobody said anything was wrong but my tachy heart and my fever was 100.9 and my d dimer was high and then they released me saying it might be viral. Should I get a second opinion.
Wed, 22 May 2013
Thanks for your query. Fever can cause sinus tachycardia and D-DIMER can go up with any viral infection or inflammation. D-dimer is a good blood test to rule out clot in lungs but it can go up in any infection as in your case.
I would not have asked for D-dimer any way as it causes confusion .
So you don't need any further second opinion
take care
I would not have asked for D-dimer any way as it causes confusion .
So you don't need any further second opinion
take care
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