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Alternate Name(s): Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Sed rate; Sedimentation rate ...... ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate) is a nonspecific screening test for various diseases. This 1-hour test measures the distance (in millimeters) that red blood cells settle in unclotted blood toward the bottom of a specially marked test tube.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003638.htm#Def...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003638.htm#Definition
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Contents of this page: ... How the Test is Performed ... Erythrocyte count; Red blood cell count...
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003644.htm
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What does the test result mean? ... Also known as: Sed rate; Sedimentation rate ... Formal name: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate...
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www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/test....
www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/test.html
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Overview of ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate), used to detect and monitor inflammation in the body ... Formal name: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate...
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www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/glanc...
www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/esr/glance.html
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The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) determination is a commonly performed laboratory test with a time-honored role. However, the usefulness of this test has decreased as new methods of evaluating disease have been developed.
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www.aafp.org/afp/991001ap/1443.html
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The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology ... Blood Sedimentation...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/13062007
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The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), now more appropriately referred to as the ... The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), now more appropriately referred to as the "length of sedimentation reaction in blood (LSRB)", remains the most widely used laboratory test for monitoring the course of infections,
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12241020
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