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chemistry screen
lactic dehydrogenase (LDH)
diagnoses
definition
reference range: 90-250 IU/L (age dependent)
conditions that can exhibit an increase in LDH > 250 IU/L:
Vitamin deficiency (folic acid, B6); Congestive heart failure; Dermatitis, Prosthetic valves in heart; Cardiovascular surgery; Rheumatoid arthritis; Cancerous tumors; Acute MI; Electrical or thermal burns; Trauma; Pulmonary embolism/infarction; Muscular dystrophy; Liver/biliary disease; Kidney disease; Pancreatic disease; Parasites: occasionally.
conditions that can exhibit a decrease in LDH < 90 IU/L: No significant condition; x-ray irradiation.
When LDH1/LDH2 > 1: renal disease, B12 anemia, acute MI, hemolysis.
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