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.
Management. 1  In the setting of a low-risk patient who is not PERC negative, the physician should consider a d-dimer for further evaluation. 2  If the d-dimer is negative, and clinical gestalt determines a pre-test probability is <15% then, the patient does not require further testing for PE.