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What Does LDH Of 293U/L Indicate?

I have breast cancer stage 4 Inflamatory type. My doctor put me on Gemstar. he order a LDH and it came back to be 293U/L. Also my platelets were 129, I felt so bad, I thought I was going to die. I quit Gemstar and in 2 month it spread like wild fire. I am seeing another doctor who trying tosave my life. Iam on Taxol and gemzar. what did I do wrong? and what do these test results mean. And why was I given not given platelets and told I* had inflammatory breast cancer
Fri, 2 Jan 2015
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Normal LDH for > or =18 years is 122-222 U/L. LD activity is 1 of the most sensitive indicators of in vitro hemolysis. Causes can include transportation via pneumatic tube, vigorous mixing, or traumatic venipuncture.
Moderate to slight increases in LD levels are seen in myocardial infarction (MI), pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, leukemia, hemolytic anemia, infectious mononucleosis, progressive muscular dystrophy (especially in the early and middle stages of the disease), liver disease, and renal disease.On occasion a raised LD level may be the only evidence to suggest the presence of a hidden pulmonary embolus.
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What Does LDH Of 293U/L Indicate?

Normal LDH for or =18 years is 122-222 U/L. LD activity is 1 of the most sensitive indicators of in vitro hemolysis. Causes can include transportation via pneumatic tube, vigorous mixing, or traumatic venipuncture. Moderate to slight increases in LD levels are seen in myocardial infarction (MI), pulmonary infarction, pulmonary embolism, leukemia, hemolytic anemia, infectious mononucleosis, progressive muscular dystrophy (especially in the early and middle stages of the disease), liver disease, and renal disease.On occasion a raised LD level may be the only evidence to suggest the presence of a hidden pulmonary embolus.