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Serum fibrinogen; Plasma fibrinogen; Factor I; Hypofibrinogenemia test

The normal range is 200-400 mg/dl (mg/dl = milligrams per deciliter).

• Lack of fibrinogen production (acquired or from birth)
• Excessive fibrinogen use (as in disseminated intravascular coagulation)
• Fibrinolysis (abnormal breakdown of fibrinogen)
• Hemorrhage with transfusion of blood products deficient in fibrinogen

• Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
• Hemophilia A
• Hemophilia B
• Placenta abruptio

Review Date: 02/03/2005
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.