ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)

🔍 Overview
The ESR test measures the rate at which red blood cells settle at the bottom of a test tube over a specific period of time. It is a non-specific marker of inflammation and helps detect inflammatory activity in the body.

📋 Test Summary
This test helps to:

• Detect inflammation in the body

• Support diagnosis of infections, autoimmune disorders, and chronic diseases

• Monitor conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, tuberculosis, and connective tissue disorders

• Assess disease activity and response to treatment

• Investigate unexplained fever or fatigue

✔ Simple and widely used inflammatory marker
✔ Often done along with CBC and CRP

⏱ Reports Within: 6 Hrs
🧪 Sample: Blood
👶👩👨 Age: All Age Groups
🚻 Gender: Male and Female
🍽 Fasting: Not Required