In the small bowel, 30 to 40% of bleeding is caused by abnormal blood vessels in the wall of the small bowel. These abnormal blood vessels have many names, including angioectasias, angiodysplasias, or arteriovenous malformations (AVMs).he small bowel (or small intestine) is the longest portion of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is called small because it is thin or narrow compared with the large bowel (also known as the colon), but it is much longer than the large bowel (14 feet on average).
Don't forget the multiple causes of an elevated d-dimer: 1  PE/DVT. 2  Sepsis/infection. 3  Malignancy. 4  Renal disease. 5  Pregnancy. 6  MI. 7  Stroke.
D-dimer is normally undetectable in the blood and is produced only after a clot has formed and is in the process of being broken down. When there is significant formation and break down of blood clots in the body, the D-dimer blood level can rise. The D-dimer test measures the level in the blood. For a person who is at low or intermediate risk for thrombosis and/or thrombotic embolism, the strength of the D-dimer test is in its negative predictive value in a hospital emergency room setting. That means that a negative D-dimer test indicates that it is highly unlikely that a thrombus is present.