The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is the rate at which the red blood cells settle down in an hour. This blood test helps detect inflammation in the body.

Learn what ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) means, its normal range, and how it helps detect and monitor inflammation in the body.

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate -- or sed rate sometimes as it's called -- is a measure of inflammation in the body. It's a laboratory test that measures certain proteins that are present in ...

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate may not be a reliable indicator for timing of stage-two reimplantation for hip and knee arthroplasty, according to recently presented results.Even if ESR is elevated ...

The 1997 international consensus conference on renal cell cancer (RCC) prognosis suggested erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), and anaemia as prognostic biomarkers ...