Fibrinogen

Overview

 * Fibrinogen is a blood clotting factor that is formed in the liver
 * Fibrinogen is also an acute-phase protein
 * Reference range: 180-350 mg/dl

Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order.

Decreased

 * Ascites
 * Asparaginase therapy
 * Cachexia
 * Congenital afibrinogenemia
 * Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)
 * Hemodilution
 * Hereditary afibrinogenemia or hypofibrinogenemia
 * Liver failure
 * Multiple Myeloma
 * Pancreatic carcinoma
 * Primary or secondary fibrinolysis
 * Prostate carcinoma
 * rPA
 * Sepsis
 * Shock
 * Streptokinase
 * T-PA
 * TNK
 * Urokinase

Increased

 * Acute infection
 * Diabetes Mellitus
 * Drugs
 * Myocardial Infarction
 * Postoperative
 * Pregnancy
 * Tumor

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