★ ESR (RBC sed rate) Quiz
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
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Cells with abnormal shapes (poikilocytes such as sickle cells or spherocytes)
A. fall faster,
increasing ESR
B. fall slower,
decreasing ESR
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