Normal finding: D-dimer is a breakdown product that is produced when blood clots are formed and broken down in the bloodstream. A low number is completely normal, even if the laboratory is reporting that it is below a normal range.
Schnapps (/ÊnÉËps/ or /ÊnÃ¦ps/) is a term for a family of alcoholic beverages that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and inexpensive flavored liqueurs made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to neutral grain spirits.
At each home, someone would mash fruitsâusually apples, pears, plums, and cherriesâand let them ferment for several days, then distill them into a strong, clear liquor of around 65 percent alcohol. Water would then be added to make the drink palatable, bringing the alcohol content down to around 40 or 50 percent. This was real schnaps (as compared with schnapps, the sugar-sweetened, cordial-like American version I remember from my youth).