Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) — lab reference
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Fibrinogen plays a role in blood clotting and can also rise with inflammation. It may help to compare it with other clotting tests.
A positive ANA requires titer, pattern, symptoms, and disease-specific antibody interpretation.
Ask your clinician to use performing-lab range and trend with C4/CH50 and disease activity.
Ask your clinician to use performing-lab range and trend.
Reagent-specific. Ask your clinician to read this result with INR, liver function, vitamin K, and anticoagulants.
Normal range only. Warfarin therapeutic targets are indication-specific.
Reagent-specific. Heparin monitoring may use different targets or anti-Xa.
Acute-phase reactant; functional and antigenic assays differ.
Reagent-specific; affected by heparin, direct thrombin inhibitors, and fibrinogen abnormalities.
Color and clarity are nonspecific; review medications, hydration, and sediment.
Hydration and concentrating ability affect result.
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