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D-dimer

This Medical Laboratory Science lesson in Hematology supports laboratory science learning and laboratory interpretation for medical laboratory students and professionals.

D-dimer as fibrin degradation marker . VTE/ DIC screening context, elevated in many conditions, not definitive alone.

Intermediate28 min read21 sectionsHematology
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Coagulation assays are screening tools, interpret with specimen quality, reagent context, and institutional reference intervals.

  • Explain D-dimer as cross-linked fibrin degradation product
  • Recognize elevated D-dimer in VTE, DIC, surgery, pregnancy, inflammation, nonspecific
  • Apply institutional cutoff and age-adjusted strategies if locally adopted
  • Screening NOT definitive, clinical pretest probability required

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