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LDH - Results
Alternative Names
Lactate dehydrogenase; Lactic acid dehydrogenase
Normal Values:
Normal values may vary slightly from one lab to another. A typical range is 105 - 333 IU/L (international units per liter).
What abnormal results mean:
Higher-than-normal levels may indicate:
- Cerebrovascular accident (CVA, stroke)
- Heart attack
- Hemolytic anemia
- Low blood pressure
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Blood deficiency (intestinal ischemia)
- Liver disease (for example, hepatitis)
- Muscle injury
- Muscular dystrophy
- New abnormal tissue formation (neoplastic) states
- Pancreatitis
- Tissue death (pulmonary infarction)
If the LDH level is raised, your doctor may order an LDH isoenzymes measurement.
Other conditions under which the test may be done:
- Reviewed last on: 3/13/2007
- Mark Levin, M.D., Hematologist and Oncologist, Newark, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
References
Abeloff MD, Armitage JO, Niederhuber JE, Kastan MB, McKenna WG. Clinical Oncology. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Churchill Livingstone, 2004.
Ferri FF. Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2007. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby, 2006.
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