Sed Rate by Modified Westergren (ESR):
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Fasting Required: No
Lab: Quest Diagnostics
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 2-3 Days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Limitations: Patients with polycythemia and many hemoglobin abnormalities may have depressed sedimentation rates whereas patients with anemia may have elevated sedimentation rates.
Description: An indirect measure of the degree of inflammation present in the body. It is used to screen for inflammation, cancer, and infection. A high sedimentation rate is found in a wide variety of infectious, inflammatory, and malignant diseases - the presence of an abnormality which needs further evaluation.
Alternative Name(s): ESR, Sedimentation Rate, Westergren Sedimentation Rate, Wintrobe Sedimentation Rate
Fasting Required: No
Lab: Quest Diagnostics
Specimen: Blood
Results: Average processing time 2-3 Days
Note: Result turnaround times are an estimate and are not guaranteed. Our reference lab may need additional time due to weather, holidays, confirmation/repeat testing, or equipment maintenance.
Limitations: Patients with polycythemia and many hemoglobin abnormalities may have depressed sedimentation rates whereas patients with anemia may have elevated sedimentation rates.
Description: An indirect measure of the degree of inflammation present in the body. It is used to screen for inflammation, cancer, and infection. A high sedimentation rate is found in a wide variety of infectious, inflammatory, and malignant diseases - the presence of an abnormality which needs further evaluation.
Alternative Name(s): ESR, Sedimentation Rate, Westergren Sedimentation Rate, Wintrobe Sedimentation Rate