ESR test: Procedure, results | 合法醫療器材資訊網

2018年9月13日—Theerythrocytesedimentationrate(ESR)testisabloodtestthatcanrevealinflammationinthebody.Ahighorlowresultmaysignifyan ...

The ESR test measures the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which is how quickly red blood cells settle at the bottom of a blood sample. Doctors cannot use the results of the test to diagnose a specific disease because many different health conditions can cause the ESR to be high or low.

Doctors call the ESR test a nonspecific test, as it only confirms the presence or absence of inflammatory activity in the body. Doctors typically use other lab tests, clinical findings, and the person’s health history alongside ESR test results to make a diagnosis.

Inflammation[1] usually occurs in the body as a result of underlying medical conditions, such as infection, cancer, or an autoimmune disease[2].

Doctors also use the ESR test to monitor how conditions, such as those below, are progressing or res...