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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR): Interpreting high and low results

Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD An ESR test can help detect inflammation in your body by measuring how quickly red ...
Medscape

Elevated ESR and Diabetes -- Temporal Arteritis

A 65-year-old Hispanic male is referred to me for evaluation of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) > 100 mm/hour on several occasions. He has been followed by an ophthalmologist for severe diabetic ...
Medscape

Acceptable ESR in Giant-Cell Arteritis?

A 65-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician with acute visual loss in the left eye. An ophthalmologist noted a cotton wool spot and she subsequently underwent testing, including ...
Healio

Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate may not affect stage-two THA, TKA reimplantation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Erythrocyte sedimentation rate may not be a reliable indicator for timing of stage-two reimplantation for hip ...
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and anaemia are independent predictors of survival in patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma

The 1997 international consensus conference on renal cell cancer (RCC) prognosis suggested erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and anaemia as prognostic biomarkers, but ...
Nature

Prognostic variable for renal cell carcinoma

The preoperative ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR) has been suggested as a prognostic factor for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Previous studies, however, have been limited by small sample sizes and a ...