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Why is my d dimer 343? i know it's not positive for blood clot but that number makes me concerned . why is it higher than 250
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# of things: D-dimer is breakdown product of blood clot, and false positive results is seen in trauma, pregnancy, recent surgery, liver problems, malignancy, high rheumatoid factor. Over 50 years, a value of age times 10 may be the abnormal amount. Would tend to repeat test and consult your doctor.
Answered 11/26/2013
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Variation: D dimer is a degradation product of many origins. Small bruises, strenuous activities can cause some lysis of blood or blood products. The diagnosis of blood clot should be by suspicion first and then do the work up to correlate with the possibility. If there are no risk factors then don't even do the work up if there is no remote suspicion as numbers vary.
Answered 9/28/2016
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