Many people will check the erythrocyte sedimentation rate in the process of physical examination, but because many people do not know the meaning of ESR test, they feel that this kind of examination is unnecessary. In fact, this view is wrong, the role of erythrocyte sedimentation rate test Not many, the following article will take you to understand the significance of ESR in detail.

ESR test refers to the sedimentation speed of red blood cells under certain conditions. The specific method is to put the blood coagulation into the erythrocyte sedimentation tube for fine setting. The red blood cells will sink due to the high density. Usually, the distance of the red blood cells to sink at the end of the first hour is used to indicate the red blood cells. settling velocity.
At present, there are many methods for erythrocyte sedimentation rate determination, such as Wei's method, Custody's method, Wen's method and Pan's method. These test methods are based on the erythrocyte sedimentation rate of 0.00-9.78mm/h for males and 2.03 for females. ～17.95mm/h is the normal value of erythrocyte sedimentation rate, if it is greater than this normal value, it means that the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is too high, and vice versa, it means that the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is too low.

The significance of erythrocyte sedimentation rate test is more important, and it mainly has the following three advantages:

1. Observe the condition

ESR examination can observe the changes and curative effects of tuberculosis and rheumatism. Accelerated ESR indicates relapse and activity of the disease, and recovery of ESR indicates improvement or quiescence of the disease.

2. Disease identification

Myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, gastric cancer, gastric ulcer, pelvic cancerous mass, and uncomplicated ovarian cysts can all be identified by erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) examination, and the clinical application is also extensive.

3. Disease diagnosis

For patients with multiple myeloma, a large amount of abnormal globulin appears in the plasma, and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is very significantly accelerated, so the erythrocyte sedimentation rate can be used as one of the important diagnostic indicators of the disease.
The erythrocyte sedimentation rate test can show the erythrocyte sedimentation rate of the human body very well. If the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is higher than the normal level or lower than the normal level, you need to seek medical treatment for further diagnosis and find out the cause before symptomatic treatment.