FIBRIN SPLIT PRODUCTS - A test that measures fibrin degradation products (FDP's) which result from the dissolution of a blood clot. Normal value is less than 10 mcg/ml (micrograms per milliliter). FDP's may be increased in conditions such as burns, placental abruption, heart disease, DIC, after massive blood transfusion, hypoxia, intrauterine fetal death, portacaval shunt, leukemia, transfusion reaction, transplant rejection, sepsis, renal failure, and preeclampsia.