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UAB
Coagulation Service Individual Assay List
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Fibrinogen
Functional Assay
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| Primary
Name |
Fibrinogen
Functional Assay |
| Synonym |
-- |
| Synonym |
-- |
| Contraction |
Fg |
| Contraction |
-- |
| Contraction |
-- |
| UAB
Procedure Number |
2500171 |
| CPT
Code |
-- |
| Specimen |
Collect
one (1) blue-stopper tube (3.2% sodium citrate), filled to specified
volume. Do not underfill or overfill.
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| Specimen
Management |
Centrifuge
blue-stopper tube within 1 hour of collection, separate
plasma and test or quick-freeze at -70°C. |
| Specimen
Accepted |
Daily
including weekends |
| Times
Available |
0730-1600 |
| Test
Performed |
Daily |
| Available
Stat? |
Yes |
| Description |
Fibrinogen
levels are decreased in disseminated intravascular coagulation and in
liver disease. Further, in liver disease, abnormal fibrinogen, called
dysfibrinogenemia, is common. Chronically elevated fibrinogen confers
an increased risk of arterial thrombosis. |
| Reference
Interval |
224-467
mg/dL |
| Critical
Value |
<
100 mg/dL |
| Therapeutic
Range |
-- |
| Follow-up
Test |
Fibrinogen
assay is often performed with the D-dimer, PT, APTT, and platelet count
in the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation and liver disease. |
| Associated
With |
Bleeding
disorders |
| Associated
With |
Disseminated
intravascular coagulation |
| Associated
With |
Liver
disease |
| Associated
With |
Arterial
thrombosis |
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