Elevated D-Dimer
April 24th, 2019
Overview
Elevated D-dimer is a non-specific finding as it can be caused by the myriad of conditions listed below.
Causes of Elevated D-Dimer
Non-Pathological
- Advanced age
- Pregnancy
- Cigarette smoking
- Postoperative state
Pathological
- Trauma
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Malignancy
- Preeclampsia / eclampsia
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
- Intracardiac thrombus
- Arterial atheroembolism
- Venous thromboembolism (e.g. DVT, PE)
- Superficial thrombophlebitis
- Myocardial infarction
- Ischaemic stroke
- Aortic dissection
- Thrombolytic therapy
- Chronic kidney disease
- Congestive cardiac failure
- Severe liver disease
- Sickle cell crisis
- Acute GI haemorrhage
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