- Female
- 21 Years
- 22/01/2025
I'm really worried about my mom... She was diagnosed with COVID, and we're now on the 14th day. Luckily, she hasn't had a fever for the last 6 days. Her CT scan on the 5th day showed a 625 score, and she started taking 40 mg of Predmet, which seemed to help with the fever. But now, I'm concerned about her D-dimer levels; they were at 1300 and after 4 injections of 40 mg Enoxaparin, it's down to 1100. I'm just really anxious to know how long it'll take for her D-dimer levels to drop below 500. Is there a typical timeframe for this to happen?
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Atleast 3-5 days is advised to the patient.
Dr. Dr Khaleel Suggests...
Consult a Pulmonology Respiratory Medicine Specialist
Answered 04/07/2025
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