The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) test measures how quickly red blood cells (RBCs) settle at the bottom of a test tube within one hour. It is a simple, routine test suitable for people of all ...
Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD An ESR test can help detect inflammation in your body by measuring how quickly red ...
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 ...