Fibrin degradation products

Alternative names:

FDPs; fibrin breakdown products; fibrin split products; FSPs

Normal values:

The result is normally less than 10 mcg/ml.

Note: mcg/ml = micrograms per milliliter

What abnormal results mean:

Increased FDPs may indicate primary or secondary fibrinolysis (clot dissolving activity) from such conditions as:

• abruptio placentae
• burns
• congenital heart disease
• disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
• following cardiopulmonary (heart and lungs) pump surgery
• following massive blood transfusion
• hypoxia
• infections
• intrauterine fetal death
• leukemia
• liver disease (see cirrhosis)
• portacaval shunt
• preeclampsia
• renal disease (see kidney failure)
• septicemia
• thromboembolic states
• transplant rejection
• transfusion reaction