| Primary
Name |
Fibrin/Fibrinogen
Degradation Products |
| Synonym |
Fibrin
(ogen) Degradation Products |
| Synonym |
Fibrin
Split Products |
| Contraction |
FDP |
| Contraction |
FSP |
| Contraction |
-- |
| UAB
Procedure Number |
2500415 |
| CPT
Code |
85362 |
| Specimen |
Special
blue-stopper tube with bright yellow label available only from the coagulation
lab - call 934-8650.
|
| Specimen
Management |
Do
not centrifuge. Maintain specimen at room temperature
and do not allow warming to above 75°F. Transport
to coagulation laboratory within four hours of collection. |
| Specimen
Accepted |
Daily
including weekends |
| Times
Available |
0730-1600 |
| Test
Performed |
Monday-Friday |
| Available
Stat? |
Pathologist's
approval required. |
| Description |
The
semiquantitative fibrin/fibrinogen degradation products test may be used
in the diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and primary
fibrinolysis. |
| Reference
Interval |
Negative |
| Critical
Value |
-- |
| Therapeutic
Range |
-- |
| Follow-up
Test |
The
D-dimer is the preferred assay for disseminated intravascular coagulation,
but it may be used together with the fibrin (ogen) degradation products
tests to distinguish DIC from primary fibrinolysis. Other DIC assays include
the fibrinogen assay, APTT, PT, and platelet count. |
| Associated
With |
Disseminated
intravascular coagulation |
| Associated
With |
Venous
thrombosis |
