Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) blood test measures how quickly erythrocytes, a type of red blood cell, settle at the bottom of a test tube. It is also ...

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Results: 309 patients (232 women, 77 men, mean age (SD ... of the patients. Mean erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 36.4 (SD 30.5) mm at the first hour (normal <10 mm) and C reactive protein was 36.8 ...

ESR 2 mm/hour, CRP <1 mg/dL). At initial presentation, endocrinology was consulted due to very low TSH <0.015 uIU/mL (normal range 0.400 to 4.700 uIU/mL); free thyroxine (FT4) was normal at 1.16 ng/dL ...

These ranges reflect the natural variations in blood composition between different demographic groups. Women typically have higher baseline ESR values than men, and older individuals generally ...

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