Key facts
- Synonyms
- sedimentation rate, Westergren ESR, ESR, sed rate
- Reference range
- Male: ≤ age/2 ; Female: ≤ (age + 10)/2. (Unit: mm/hour).
- Purpose
- Detection of inflammation in body.
- Test of
- The rate of sedimentation of erythrocytes in a vertical tube over an hour.
- Based on
- The millimeters of transparent fluid present at the top portion of the vertical tube after an hour.
- Mesh
- D001799
- Medlineplus
- 003638
- Loinc
- 30341-2
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Research
29,962 papers- The erythrocyte sedimentation rate.The Journal of emergency medicine · 1997
- [Erythrocyte sedimentation rate].