We are offering a lactate dehydrogenase test at low rate. And the big surprise is that you don’t even need to pay in advance. Once you book the lactate dehydrogenase test, it will be looked after by Thyrocare experts. An executive from certified Thyrocare lab will come to your place and collect the sample. For more details, you can call us at 7289-87-6363.
What Is Lactate Dehydrogenase Test?
Lactate dehydrogenase is an enzyme required during the process of turning sugar into energy. The LDH test looks for signs of damage to the body’s tissues. The LDH test check for the level of LDH in blood or other body fluid. High levels of LDH may point towards acute or chronic cell damage, but additional tests are also necessary to discover its cause.
What Is The Need Of Lactate Dehydrogenase Test?
The doctor may order this test for reasons like:
- To measure whether the tissues are damaged or not, and how much.
- To help evaluate certain cancers or for cancer treatment.
- This test is also used to detect and monitor progressive conditions like anaemia.
What Is The Procedure For Lactate Dehydrogenase Test?
What happens during the test? Before the test, please let your doctor know if you’re onto some medications. An executive from Thyrocare will come to your place and collect the blood sample. Then the blood sample will be sent to certified Thyrocare lab to examine. You can get the reports on an email also.
What Are The Risks And Side Effects?
Risks with the LDH test are:-
- Bleeding
- Infection
- Bruising
- Soreness
What Does The Lactate Dehydrogenase(LDH) Test Result Mean?
The normal range for LDH in blood are:-
- In newborns: 160-450 units/L
- In infants: 100-250 units/L
- In children: 60-170 units/L
- In adults: 100-190 units/L
LDH levels that are lower than the normal range are not generally considered as a problem. Higher LDH levels may mean that the patient has an infection in the central nervous system. In these cases, the doctor may suggest more tests to point-out exactly where the damage is. These tests are ALT, AST or ALP tests.
Extremely high LDH level may indicate multiple organ failure.
LDH Test Description
- UNITS: U/L
- TECHNOLOGY: PHOTOMETRY
- FASTING TYPE: NON FASTING
- SAMPLE TYPE: SERUM
- VOLUME: 3ml
- NORMAL RANGE: 120-246