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Hello doctor .I just want to know what is ESR. Because yesterday I was take a blood test so that Time result was my ESR was high.
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It is called erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Means the speed or time taken by the Red blood cells to settle down in the tube after adding an anti coagulant. It is altered in many diseases. And not a specific test. It just tells us that there is something wrong. But what needs more tests.
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Esr is erythrocyte sedimentation rate, it is a prognostic value not a diagnostic, it can increase in Any infection running in your body, also can increase in prolong illness.
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