The fibrinogen antigen test is used in the diagnosis of dysfibrinogenemia (fibrinogen with abnormal function). It is an immunoassay used for quantifying the amount of fibrinogen present in plasma, irrespective of its function.
Tube
Coagulation Tube (Blue)
05 (CP) – Citrate
Availability
As required (usually batched), please contact the laboratory for urgent requests.
Additional Information
Low fibrinogen levels can be observed in the following clinical situations: acute liver failure, congenital afibrinogenemia or hypofibrinogenemia, disseminated intravascular coagulation, primary fibrinolysis, secondary fibrinolysis, treatment with thrombolytic drugs (streptokinase, urokinase, tissue plasminogen activator, L-Asparaginase)
Turn Around
14 calendar days
Send to
Specialist Coagulation
Chancellor / Lincoln Wing Link Corridor
Pathology
Block 32
St James University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
Contact
Advice
OR Haemostasis/Haematology Consultant
Collection Con
1 x citrate sample filled to the line please. 2 x citrate samples if further investigations are required. Samples must be processed within 6 hours.
Sample REQ
Blood
Sample Storage
Plasma aliquots from primary samples (post-analysis) stored frozen at -20 degrees – 1 month or -80 degrees for 2 months (Specialist Coagulation Assays SJUH
Ref. Range (Male)
2.0-3.9 g/L
Ref. Range (Female)
2.0-3.9 g/L
Ref. Range Notes
Please note these are adult reference ranges and may not apply to patients less than 12 months old. Interpretation of results must always be done in the light of the clinical setting.
Units
g/L