After Alexanderâs death his Empire was divided among his four generals (known in Latin as the Diadochi, the name by which they are still referenced, from the Greek, Diadokhoi, meaning successors): Lysimachus, Cassander, Ptolemy and Seleucus.
It is generally recognized that POCT is more expensive on a unit cost basis than central laboratory testing. In the case of the Biosite D-dimer, the unit cost, including reagents, labor, quality control, and calibration, is approximately $23.92 per test. The VIDAS D-dimer cost is approximately $20.92 per test, including labor, supplies, and specimen processing.
D-Dimer is a breakdown product produced by the normal process of clotting. It is normally present in small quantities in the blood; when increased it is suggestive of increased clotting activity in the body. D-dimer is a blood test, performed on the same tube as a coagulation profile or INR Test.