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D-Dimer values may be increased in all of the following except

A
Myocardial infarction
B
Pneumonia
C
Anticoagulant therapy
D
Pregnancy
High-Yield Explanation
The d-dimer assay is not specific. Levels increase in patients with myocardial infarction, pneumonia, sepsis, cancer, and the postoperative state and those in the second or third trimester of pregnancy. Therefore, d-dimer rarely has a useful role among hospitalized patients, because levels are frequently elevated due to systemic illness.Ref: Harrison's 18/e p2172, 17/e p2172

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