ALCOR Scientific reports a study indicating that combining ESR and CRP tests may reduce misdiagnoses and save hospitals nearly $10 million annually.

Peer-reviewed economic analysis finds a combined ESR + CRP testing strategy reduces misdiagnoses and delivers net cost savings compared to CRP alone The $9.95 Million Question: Is ESR Worth Keeping? A ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Erythrocyte sedimentation rate may not be a reliable indicator for timing of stage-two reimplantation for hip ...

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 ...

“Everything’s fine,” your doctor tells you upon receiving your blood-work results. “But your sed rate’s a little high.” Embarrassed to ask, “What’s a sed rate?” you smile, thank her, and leave. But an ...

TRICHINOSIS is a relatively common infection whose classic clinical manifestations are well known. These include muscle pain and tenderness, eosinophilia, fever, periorbital edema and conjunctival and ...

ESRs can be slow to rise, and in 5%-10% of patients with polymyalgia-temporal arteritis, a second normal value may be needed to exclude these inflammatory illnesses. The assay for C-reactive protein, ...