Sedimentation Rate (Sed Rate) | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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The sedimentation rate[1] -- or “sed rate,” for short -- is a blood[2] test that checks for inflammation[3] in your body. It’s one clue for your doctor that you might have a disease linked to inflammation[4], like arthritis[5] or cancer[6], or an infection.

The sed rate test measures how fast red blood cells[7] fall to the bottom of a tube. Inflammation creates proteins that make red blood cells fall more quickly.

Another name for this test is erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). Red blood cells are called erythrocytes. Sedimentation is the process by which they fall to the bottom of the tube.

Your doctor might order the sed rate test if you have symptoms like these:

The sed rate test can be part of the process of discovering if you have one of these conditions:

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