Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Testing
How to check your Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate levels with a home finger-prick blood test kit
What Is An Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test For?
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) reveals the inflammatory activity in your body.
This test helps gauge unexplained fever, certain types of arthritis and symptoms that affect your muscles.
ESR is non-specific to a particular condition so is used to indicate the overall level of your body’s inflammatory response. Note that you can still have an underlying problem even with a normal result.
Learn all about Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Testing:
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Testing UK Statistics 2021
- What If Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test Levels Are High?
- What If Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test Levels Are Low?
- How To Test Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate?
- Why Take The Anaemia Test?
- Who Should Take The Anaemia Blood Test?
- How Much Do Anaemia Tests Cost?
What If Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test Levels Are High?
Moderately increased ESR can be caused by many conditions; commonly inflammation or anaemia, but also pregnancy, infection, old age or kidney failure.
Very high ESR levels usually have an obvious cause - for example, an infection. Follow up blood tests and a clinical investigation is required to determine the cause.
Women typically have a slightly higher ESR than is seen in men. Pregnancy and menstruation also increase the level of ESR on a temporary basis.
Many prescription drugs can also increase ESR.
What If Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Test Levels Are Low?
Low ESR blood levels are not usually a concern. However, it can occur when your body makes either too many red blood cells (polycythaemia) or white blood cells (leucocytosis). Further tests and investigation are required to determine the cause.
How To Test Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate?
The Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Test allows you to accurately check your levels of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in a fingerprick blood sample.
You can check your Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate levels by buying a home finger-prick blood test kit below. Your sample is then professionally analysed in an accredited laboratory for total reassurance. The Vitall Anaemia Home Test Kit includes a Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate test and is available for just £119.
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