ESR – Clinical Application
Used to monitor course of existing inflammatory
disease
or
Used to
differentiate between diseases with similar clinical
pictures such as:
Osteoarthritis
-
Normal
ESR
Rheumatic
fever -
Rheumatic
arthritis -
Acute
pelvic Inflammatory Di -
Ruptured
ectopic pregnancy -
Acute
appendicitis -
Increased
ESR
Increased
ESR
Increased
ESR
Increased
ESR
Normal
ESR 1st 24 hrs