How to use the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in paediatrics
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How to use the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in paediatrics.
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) has become a ubiquitously used technique in medicine as a marker of systemic illness. The test involves placing anticoagulated whole blood into an upright test tube and monitoring the rate at which red blood cells (RBC) fall over time. Negative charges keep RBC from sticking together. If this charge is neutralised, RBC stack into chains, or rouleaux, and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1743-0585,1743-0593
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305349