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Topic: What does SED rate ESR mean on blood work report?

mrs.scrappy
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I am preparing all of my dh's extensive labwork reports to take to our LLMD appointment next month.

Can anyone tell me what Sed rate: ESR means on a lab report?

I notice that my dh's was high in November at 22 in a normal range of 0-15.

When I took him to urgent care clinic, in December, the blood they drew one month later showed it had increased to 38, when a normal range is 0-15.

Just curious, wish I had some type of cheat sheet to understamd what I am reading.

He seems to have lots of highs and lows, but I'm not sure what I'm looking at.

Like under CBC Diff. What is LY%?

Are these leucocytes? It has been 20 years since I studied college biology. Any help appreciated. Thanks all.

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merrygirl
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A SED rate measures inflammation

here is a good website

http://www.labtestsonline.org/

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mrs.scrappy
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Thanks so much that is really helpful!

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merrygirl
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You are welcome. Good luck

Melissa

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DoctorLuddite
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate is a nonspecific test for inflammation; that said, having one that is increasing should prompt an investigation into the reason. The down side is, it is not specific to any type of inflammation, so it tells you a little bit of what, but not a thing about where. Another such test is the C-reactive protein, but this is also non-specific. Rheumatologists will often pursue these values to find autoantibodies (more of the what) that can be easily dealt with before they give you some anti-inflammatory medicine or anti-rheumatic drugs.

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