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SED Rate

  • EmilyK
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9 years 9 months ago #55095 by EmilyK
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My hemo ordered a test for my "SED rate." I looked on line and it has to do with determining the level of inflammation in the body, as best I can tell. I was excited to see mine was a "2." I don't see the doctor until mid August to talk to him, however. Then a friend said her result was less 1 and now am thinking maybe a 2 is not so low after all. Has anyone else had this test done? Any insight?
Thanks.

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9 years 9 months ago #55096 by Rob16
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The normal range for an adult female is 0 to 20, so 2 is still low, which is usually a good thing.

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9 years 9 months ago #55097 by Melinda
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medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003638.htm

'ESR stands for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. It is commonly called a "sed rate."

It is a test that indirectly measures how much inflammation is in the body.'

It will not tell what the inflammation is from though. Have had this test done many times. There are different normal ranges depending on gender & age - scroll to about the middle of page for that.

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9 years 9 months ago #55100 by Sandi
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Emily:

2 is fantastic! Under 20 is good. Mine is usually over 60 just to give a perspective.

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9 years 9 months ago #55102 by EmilyK
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Thanks to everyone for the input.

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