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D-Dimermg/L FEU

D-dimer is a breakdown product of clots. It is used to help rule out clotting problems.

See your own D-Dimer on its range.

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What D-Dimer measures

D-dimer is a breakdown product of clots. It is used to help rule out clotting problems.

If your D-Dimer is low

Low D-dimer is the expected state.

Worth asking your clinician: Nothing specific.

If your D-Dimer is high

D-dimer above the range means clots are being formed and broken down somewhere; it rises with infection, surgery, pregnancy and age, so it is used to rule clots out rather than in.

Commonly associated with

Worth asking your clinician: What the test was ordered to rule out.

Typical reference range

GroupTypical range
Adults0 – 0.5 mg/L FEU

Typical adult values used by many US labs. Your own report prints the range your lab validated for its method, and that range is the one that counts. Labwise always uses the printed range first.

If it is within range

Your D-dimer is within the range printed by your lab.

Also listed as

D Dimer, D-Dimer, Quantitative

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This page is general information about what a laboratory test measures and what results outside a reference range are commonly associated with. It is not medical advice, does not diagnose any condition and does not replace your clinician. Discuss your results with your healthcare provider.