Dr. Ruderman answers the question: 'What Is Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate?' — -- Question: What is erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate) and how is it used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis?

The normal ESR range changes by age and sex. In men, it is from 0 to 15 mm/hr. And for females, 0 to 20 mm/hr. Anything above this range might suggest an inflammatory process or a disease.

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) remains a widely used clinical assay to assess systemic inflammation by measuring the rate at which erythrocytes settle in anticoagulated blood over a fixed ...

C-met as a therapeutic target using ARQ 197 in renal cell carcinoma. Background: Systemic inflammation has been associated with increased tumor grade and disease progression in renal cell carcinoma ...