Hello Dr. I am currently 30 weeks. I have bp for which I am taking lobet 100 mg twice. Dr. advised me ldh blood test. The result shows high value as 309. Whereas normal range is 234. What is ldh? And what causes ldh to be high? Please advise. Thanks what.
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ldh is lactic acid dehydrogenase enzyme present in are body .in patients of pregnancy induced hypertension ldh rises . ldh levels determine the severity of pregnancy induced hypertension.pts with ldh <600 IU have mild pregnancy induced hypertension
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It is an enzyme in each cell of the body (lactic dehydrogenase) normal value is 140to 280 u/l. Tissue destruction make the value high.in pregnancy with high bp liver gamage can occur making this value high. It is used for monotoring the effect of treatment as well.
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Lactate dehydrogenase.
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Hello Lybrate user. Ldh stands for lactic dehydrogenase. It is an intracellular enzyme that's is present in almost all the tissues. Pregnancy itself does not affect the ldh levels. When tissues are damaged by injury or disease, there is increase in the level of ldh in blood. It has been studied as a biomarker for the severity of pre-eclampsia (the condition that you currently have). Normal values are between 200-400 iu/l. High values are related to poor maternal and fetal outcomes. Your value of 309 is not alarming but needs to be monitored along with other pih markers.
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