II. Mechanism
- Acute phase reactant
III. Normal
- Normal: 200-400 mg/dl
IV. Increased Fibrinogen
- Tissue inflammation or damage
- Acute infection
- Myocardial Infarction
- Medications
- Pregnancy
V. Decreased Fibrinogen
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Primary or Secondary Fibrinolysis
- Liver disease
- Hereditary afibrinogenemia or Hypofibrinogenemia
- Cachexia