Unit Code 8344:
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD), Serum
Useful For
Investigation of a variety of diseases involving the heart, liver,
muscle, kidney, lung, and blood
Monitoring changes in tumor burden after chemotherapy, although,
LD elevations in patients with cancer are too erratic to be of use in
the diagnosis of cancer
Testing Guides and Forms
Method Name
Photometric Rate
See "An Expanded Algorithm for the Laboratory Evaluation of
Suspected Multiple Myeloma" in Special Instructions.
Reporting Name
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD), S
Ordering Mnemonic
LD
Aliases
LD (Lactate Dehydrogenase)
LDH (Lactate Dehydrogenase)


