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Hyderabad,Telangana. 500010
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Noida,Uttar Pradesh - 201301
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Pune, Maharashtra 412115
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Bengaluru, Karnataka 560102
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Chennai,Tamil nadu 600037
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Bangalore, Karnataka. 562106
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Mumbai, Maharashtra. 400064
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Ahmedabad, Gujarat Latariya Tola 380007
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu. - 600030
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Gurugram, Haryana 122003
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Hyderbad,Telangana . 500016
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Mehrauli, New Delhi Greater Noida 110030
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Pune, Maharashtra. 400101
Test Information
You Must Know
Test Name: ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)
Sample Type: Blood
Patient:
Male,Female,Child
What is ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)?
An ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) test determines the presence of inflammation due to any injury, infection, or any other disease like an immune system disorder in the body. It measures the rate at which the erythrocytes (red blood cells or RBCs) settle down or sink to the bottom of a test tube.
Interpreting ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) results
Interpretations
The normal reference range for Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) is:
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Men |
0-15 millimetres per hour (mm/hr), or 0-20 mm/hr for men older than 50 |
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Women |
0-20 mm/hr, or 0-30 mm/hr for women older than 50 |
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Children |
0-10 mm/hr |
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Newborns |
0-2 mm/hr |
High ESR can be seen in:
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Inflammatory disease such as Arthritis (Inflammation of joints), vasculitis (Inflammation of blood vessels)
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Infection, such as pneumonia, pelvic inflammatory disease, appendicitis, skin infection, bone infection, heart valve infection
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Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis
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Chronic kidney disease
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Viral infections
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Pregnancy
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Cancer, such as lymphoma or multiple myeloma
Low ESR can be seen in:
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Congestive heart failure
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Polycythemia
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Sickle cell disease
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Severe liver disease
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Hypofibrinogenemia