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I have a big bruise on my butt. how long after getting bruised til ddimer results go back down? how much would bruise affect the results?
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A guess...: If normal renal function, varying figures for the half-life of fibrin split products are published, including D-dimer (6hr-48hr). Normally, I would question whether bruising alone results in a detectable elevation in D-dimer. Fortunately, the test is commonly used to rule-OUT emergent problems (negative test) and so it could still be used clinically. Given the propensity for vessel damage with ..
Answered 7/2/2016
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