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ESR (RBC sed rate) Quiz

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Sodium citrated whole blood (blue topped tube).   The diluted blood is aspirated into a calibrated ESR column and the cells are allowed to settle for a period of exactly one hour. 

A. Westergren method

B. Modified Westergren method

C. Alifax Roller 20-Sysmex

D. all of the above


Serum glycoproteins

Levels increase quickly in response to injury or trauma to tissues and during infections

They are non-specific indicators of inflammation (i.e., cannot diagnose a specific infectious agent or process)

A. Acute Phase Reactants

B. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

C. C-Reactive Protein

D. none


usually changes more rapidly, because it is made by the liver and secreted hours after the beginning of infection or inflammation

A. CRP
C-Reactive Protein Test

B. ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate


test is specific for a specific disease. i.e. Rheumatoid Arthritis

A. Acute Phase Reactants

B. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

C. C-Reactive Protein

D. none


Males, 0-15 mm/hr; >50 yrs. old 0-20 mm/hr
Females, 0-20 mm/hr; >50 yrs. old 0-30 mm/hr

A. Westergren method

B. Modified Westergren method

C. Alifax Roller 20-Sysmex

D. all of the above


period of fast settling, usually lasts about 40 minutes

A. Lag phase

B. Decantation phase

C. Packing phase


returns to normal, within a day or so, if the focus of inflammation is eliminated.

A. CRP
C-Reactive Protein Test

B. ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate


1.Tilting the tube
2. Increasing the length of the tube
3. Temperature above room temp

A. fall faster,
increasing ESR

B. fall slower,
decreasing ESR


decrease of the zeta potential

A. fall faster,
increasing ESR

B. fall slower,
decreasing ESR


When inflammatory process is present, fibrinogen enters the blood in high amounts and causes red cells to stick to each other

A. CRP
C-Reactive Protein Test

B. ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate


will remain elevated for several days until excess fibrinogen is removed from the serum

A. CRP
C-Reactive Protein Test

B. ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate


first 24 hours of a disease process, the ____ may be normal and ____ elevated

A. ESR
CPR

B. CPR
ESR

C. Acute Phase Reactants,
CPR

D. ESR,
Acute Phase Reactants


more sensitive and accurate reflection of the acute phase of inflammation. Increases within hours of inflammation process.

A. Acute Phase Reactants

B. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

C. C-Reactive Protein

D. none


Macrocytes

A. fall faster,
increasing ESR

B. fall slower,
decreasing ESR


usually performed in Chemistry or Immunology Dept of Laboratory

A. CRP
C-Reactive Protein Test

B. ESR
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate


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