HEMATOLOGY ESR Questions with complete solution

HEMATOLOGY ESR Questions with
complete solution
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - correct answer ✔Rate of fall of RBC settling
to the bottom of the tube


Anticoagulated blood - correct answer ✔Specimen of choice for esr


10 minutes - correct answer ✔Rouleaux formation duration


40 minutes - correct answer ✔Decantation phase duration


10 minutes - correct answer ✔Final packing phase duration


C Reactive protein - correct answer ✔A more specific and sensitive test to
acute infection


Acute phase reactant test - correct answer ✔Aka of ESR


Plasma proteins - correct answer ✔PRIMARY factor that affect ESR


Temporal enteritis
Polymyalgia rheumatica
Rheumatoid arthritis
Giant cell arteritis - correct answer ✔ESR is a dx tool for these diseases

, RBC
Plasma
Mechanical and technical factors - correct answer ✔Factors that affect ESR
result


Negative - correct answer ✔Net charge of RBC


20-25 C - correct answer ✔Optimum temperature for ESR


<20 C - correct answer ✔ESR will falsely decrease at this temperature


>25 C - correct answer ✔ESR will falsely increase at this temperature


30% - correct answer ✔A tilt of 3 degrees can cause errors up tp


Decrease - correct answer ✔Excessive AC will result in falsely what esr


Westergren - correct answer ✔Most sensitive method of ESR


3.8% Sodium Citrate - correct answer ✔AC of choice of Westergren


Modified Westergren - correct answer ✔Most commonly used and
recommended method for ESR


EDTA - correct answer ✔AC of choice of Modified westergren