Diagnostic test for Disseminated Intravascular coagulation is: September 2011: (A) PT, (B) D-Dimer assay, (C) APTT, (D) BT
Answer is B. Ans. B: D-Dimer assay The D dimer immunoassay, which measures cross-linked fibrin derivatives (i.e. those that have been in blood clots), is a more specific FDP (fibrin degradation products) assay