Dr. Ruderman answers the question: 'What Is Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate?' — -- Question: What is erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate) and how is it used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis?

The normal ESR range changes by age and sex. In men, it is from 0 to 15 mm/hr. And for females, 0 to 20 mm/hr. Anything above this range might suggest an inflammatory process or a disease.

Bethesda, MD - One of clinical medicine's oldest tools—the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)—surpassed serum C-reactive protein (CRP) as a measure of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity and may be ...

C-met as a therapeutic target using ARQ 197 in renal cell carcinoma. Background: Systemic inflammation has been associated with increased tumor grade and disease progression in renal cell carcinoma ...

The 1997 international consensus conference on renal cell cancer (RCC) prognosis suggested erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and anaemia as prognostic biomarkers, but ...