Evaluating the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

JAMA. 2019 Apr 9;321(14):1404-1405. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.1178.

Authors

Andrew J Hale^{1

2}, Daniel N Ricotta³, Jason A Freed³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Infectious Diseases, the University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington.
² Department of Medicine, Larner College of Medicine, the University of Vermont, Burlington.
³ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 30888397
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.1178

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Biomarkers / blood
Biopsy
Blood Sedimentation*
C-Reactive Protein / analysis
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Giant Cell Arteritis / diagnosis*
Headache / etiology
Humans
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Predictive Value of Tests
Vision Disorders / etiology
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / blood
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / complications
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / diagnosis*

Substances

Biomarkers
Immunoglobulin M
C-Reactive Protein