Tasa de sedimentación eritrocítica

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Tasa de sedimentación eritrocítica

Nombres alternativos:

Tasa de sedimentación; Tasa de sedimentación de eritrocitos (ESR); Proporción de sedimentación

Valores normales:

Adultos (Método de Westergren):

Niños (Método de Westergren):

Nota: mm/h = milímetros por hora

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Un aumento en la tasa de ESR puede deberse a:

Los niveles de ESR muy altos ocurren con:

Los niveles inferiores a los normales ocurren con:

Enfermedades adicionales que pueden afectar los resultados del examen:

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