Recently I had some blood work and my ESR was elevated. Is this bad?
ESR or erythrocyte sedimentation rare is a very non specific blood test. I personally think the test is overused. If the ESR is high, it indicates presence of an infection or inflammation. However, I would not worry too much about it. In a few weeks, you should get another blood test to see the level of ESR. There are many things that can affect ESR. In your case, if all the other labs were ok, I would just get the test repeated in a few weeks. to be honest, it is a BS test.
ESR or erythrocyte sedimentation rare is a very non specific blood test. I personally think the test is overused. If the ESR is high, it indicates presence of an infection or inflammation. However, I would not worry too much about it. In a few weeks, you should get another blood test to see the level of ESR. There are many things that can affect ESR. In your case, if all the other labs were ok, I would just get the test repeated in a few weeks. to be honest, it is a BS test.
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