D-dimer is one of the protein remains produced when a blood clot gets dissolved in the body. It is usually undetectable or detectable at a very low level if the body is forming and breaking down blood clots. Later, its level in the blood can significantly rise. This test is used to detect D-dimer in the blood.
Other names: fragment D-dimer, fibrin degradation fragment
This test is done to help rule out clotting (thrombotic) episodes and to help diagnose conditions related to thrombosis
Once you have symptoms of a blood clot or a condition that causes inappropriate blood clots, such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and to monitor treatment of DIC and excessive clotting conditions.
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