{"id":173,"date":"2018-08-23T05:27:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T05:27:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/?p=173"},"modified":"2018-08-23T05:27:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T05:27:33","slug":"what-you-should-know-about-the-esr-blood-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/knowyourblood.com\/what-you-should-know-about-the-esr-blood-test\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Should Know about the ESR Blood Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this post i’ll be going over the important information concerning the ESR test.<\/span><\/p>\n This will include:<\/span><\/p>\n With that said, let’s get into the details of the post.<\/span><\/p>\n Basically, the ESR test looks at how quickly you’re red blood cells settle down in a tube.?The RBCs (red blood cells) pile up on the bottom of the tube in what is called a rouleaux formation.<\/span><\/p>\n The sedimentation rate (the SR of ESR) tells us how quickly and in what formation the red blood cells settle into the tubes.<\/span><\/p>\n Using this information blood technicians are given a unique look into your blood health.<\/span><\/p>\n This test, often called a “sed rate”, is often ordered to for people with certain conditions or expected conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n These often include:<\/span><\/p>\n Keep in mind that the test is not used to diagnose a specific disorder, rather it is a screening test used to evaluate the simple presence of issue by indirectly measuring inflammation in the body.<\/span><\/p>\n Additionally, once a diagnosis has been made, this test may be used to monitor whether the illness is becoming more active or flaring up.<\/span><\/p>\n The normal<\/strong> ranges for the ESR test (measured in millimeters\/per hour) are as follows:<\/span><\/p>\n These result levels are commonly considered. You should always ask?your doctor about specific results that you have.<\/p>\n While results above or below these normal ranges may signal problems, this alone will not prove that you have a condition. You will need to take other tests to show the presence of a certain condition. But the ESR can help diagnose these can conditions, it is just not able to show it indefinitely.<\/span><\/p>\n Below<\/strong> normal results in the ESR could potentially result from:<\/span><\/p>\n Above<\/strong> normal results can occur due to multiple reasons.<\/span><\/p>\n From conditions<\/strong> such as:<\/span><\/p>\n Infections<\/strong> such as:<\/span><\/p>\n Autoimmune disorders<\/strong> such as:<\/span><\/p>\n That is a long list of potential issues! <\/span><\/p>\n If you take the ESR test and have abnormal test results, I HIGHLY recommend that you get further testing done.?Getting a full health check panel done – one including the Comprehensive Metabolic Panel (CMP)<\/a> is important.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are interested in this test you can order<\/a> the CMP Health Check from True Health Labs – the online vendor I mentioned before. You can find the test by following this link<\/span><\/a>. And remember, they will provide you with a free personal explanation of your results.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this post i’ll be going over the important information concerning the ESR test. This will include: How the test works, and what components of your blood it measures. What the results mean and wether you need to be concerned about a high or low result. How to address potential problems if your results fall …<\/p>\n\n
A Brief Description of how the test works and what it’s testing for.<\/span><\/h1>\n
So what do the test results mean? What does a high or a low reading tell us about our body?<\/span><\/h1>\n
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What to do if your results are lower or higher than they should be?<\/span><\/h1>\n
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