4538-5
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate by Wintrobe method
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LP16409-2 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate or Biernacki Reaction, is a non-specific measure of inflammation. It is commonly used as a screening test.
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LP16409-2 Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate or Biernacki Reaction, is a non-specific measure of inflammation, for example infections, inflammatory disease, and tissue destruction. The ESR is the distance that erythrocytes settle in anticoagulated whole blood, by gravity, in an hour. (It actually measures the amount of sedimentation in an hour rather than a rate). It is measured as the length of clear plasma at the top of the tube. The ESR measures several acute-phase proteins and other factors, and is dependent on the red cells ability to aggregate and form rouleaux, which is in turn dependent on the red cell number, size and shape, electrostatic charges, and plasma viscosity. ESR is commonly used as a screening test, but should not be used to screen asymptomatic patients for disease. The test is useful and indicated for the diagnosis and monitoring of temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica. There are several different methods with different reference ranges; the most common are the Westergren and Wintrobe methods. The Wintrobe method is more sensitive in the normal to slightly elevated range, whereas the Westergren is more sensitive in the elevated range. (Tietz, Clinical Guide to Laboratory Tests, Fourth Edition, by Alan H. B. Wu)
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Reference Information
Type | Source | Reference |
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Webcontent | Lab Tests Online®Copyright Copyright © 2021 Lab Tests Online. All rights reserved. | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) |
Fully-Specified Name
- Component
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate
- Property
- Vel
- Time
- Pt
- System
- Bld
- Scale
- Qn
- Method
- Wintrobe
Additional Names
- Short Name
- ESR Bld Qn Wintrobe
- Display Name
- ESR Wintrobe method (Bld) [Velocity]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR; Sed Rate), Blood
Basic Attributes
- Class
- HEM/BC
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0
- Last Updated
- Version 2.73
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
- Common Test Rank Get Info
- 5700
Language Variants Get Info
Tag | Language | Translation |
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es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | Wintrobe: |
es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Velocidad de sedimentación eritrocitaria: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Velocidad de sedimentación globular: |
fr-CA | French (Canada) | Vitesse de sédimentation globulaire: |
fr-FR | French (France) | Vitesse de sedimentation: |
fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Vitesse de sédimentation globulaire: Synonyms: Vitesse |
it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Eritrociti, velocità di sedimentazione: Synonyms: Ematologia (coagulazione) conta differenziale Metodo di Wintrobe Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sangue Velocità (distanza/tempo) Velocità di sedimentazione eritrocitaria |
ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 적혈구 침강 속도: |
nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | erytrocyten bezinkingssnelheid: |
pl-PL | Polish (Poland) | Szybkość opadania erytrocytów: |
pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Sedimentação de eritrócitos: Synonyms: ; |
zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 红细胞沉降率: Synonyms: RBC; |
Example Units
Unit | Source |
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mm/h | Example UCUM Units |
mm/hr | REGENSTRIEF |
mm/hr | eCHN |
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