To take the orally disintegrating tablet (Risperdal M-Tabs): 1  Keep the tablet in its blister pack until you are ready to take it. 2  Use dry hands to remove the tablet and place it in your mouth. 3  Do not swallow the tablet whole.
D-dimer levels can be positive due to: 1  Pregnancy. 2  Liver disease. 3  Recent surgery or trauma. 4  High lipid or triglyceride levels. 5  Heart disease. 6  Being over 80 years old.
D-dimer is normally undetectable in the blood and is produced only after a clot has formed and is in the process of being broken down. When there is significant formation and break down of blood clots in the body, the D-dimer blood level can rise. The D-dimer test measures the level in the blood. For a person who is at low or intermediate risk for thrombosis and/or thrombotic embolism, the strength of the D-dimer test is in its negative predictive value in a hospital emergency room setting. That means that a negative D-dimer test indicates that it is highly unlikely that a thrombus is present.