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.
Lastly, Dr. Ansell reminded us that the predictive value of the d-Dimer test also varies with the test that is used. The latex test is less sensitive such that a normal latex d-Dimer test rules out a new clot with about a 90% certainty. With the more sensitive enzyme-linked (ELISA) test, a normal test rules out a new clot with a 95% to 99% certainty.