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→Fibrin Degradation Products
Although the test is simple to perform, interpretation may be challenging. This is because other small fragments involved in the homeostasis of fibrinogen and fibrin are measured by the test in addition to ''bona fide'' firbrin degradation products. In general though, an increase in FDP correspons to increased fibrinolysis. This can be due to a local problem of fibrin generation such as thrombosis, trauma or chronic bleeding, or be related to a systemic process, usually DIC<sup>3</sup>.
Although the test is simple to perform, interpretation may be challenging. This is because other small fragments involved in the homeostasis of fibrinogen and fibrin are measured by the test in addition to ''bona fide'' firbrin degradation products. In general though, an increase in FDP correspons to increased fibrinolysis. This can be due to a local problem of fibrin generation such as thrombosis, trauma or chronic bleeding, or be related to a systemic process, usually DIC<sup>3</sup>.
==Links==
*[http://ahdc.vet.cornell.edu/clinpath/modules/coags/testsf.htm Cornell University Clinical Pathology Modules: Tests of Haemostasis]
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