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ESR Question and answers rated A+ Plasma properties that affect ESR - correct answer Rouleaux; increased levels of acute phase proteins or other plasma globulins enhance the tendency of RBC's Properties of blood that affect ESR - correct answer Size; Shape; Number Technical factors that affect ESR - correct answer Temperature; timing; length; pipetting technique; sample mixing; vibration; size of pipette What is ESR used for? - correct answer Diagnosis and monitor severe/chronic infections & inflammatory disease Medical conditions affecting ESR? - correct answer -increased: pregnancy; anemia; macrocytosis; cancer; lymphoma; TB; multiple myeloma -decreased: sickle cell; polycythemia; microcytosis; spherocytosis Westergren method and Sediplast Method of ESR - correct answer Westergren more sensitive and slightly complex to set up uses 0-200mm pipette. Sediplast modifies Westergren kit uses a closed system. Time for ESR - correct answer 1 hour Reference range for males? - correct answer 50 yrs 0-15mm 50 yrs 0-20mm

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ESR Question and answers rated A+
Plasma properties that affect ESR - correct answer ✔Rouleaux; increased
levels of acute phase proteins or other plasma globulins enhance the
tendency of RBC's


Properties of blood that affect ESR - correct answer ✔Size; Shape; Number


Technical factors that affect ESR - correct answer ✔Temperature; timing;
length; pipetting technique; sample mixing; vibration; size of pipette


What is ESR used for? - correct answer ✔Diagnosis and monitor
severe/chronic infections & inflammatory disease


Medical conditions affecting ESR? - correct answer ✔-increased: pregnancy;
anemia; macrocytosis; cancer; lymphoma; TB; multiple myeloma
-decreased: sickle cell; polycythemia; microcytosis; spherocytosis


Westergren method and Sediplast Method of ESR - correct answer
✔Westergren more sensitive and slightly complex to set up uses 0-200mm
pipette.
Sediplast modifies Westergren kit uses a closed system.


Time for ESR - correct answer ✔1 hour


Reference range for males? - correct answer ✔<50 yrs 0-15mm
>50 yrs 0-20mm

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