Normal Reference Ranges
Adult
Male: 0-15 | Female: 0-20 (increases with age) mm/hr
Pediatric
0 - 10 mm/hr
Clinical Significance
Measures the rate at which RBCs settle in saline. An indirect, non-specific marker of chronic inflammation.
Causes of High
- Infection
- Autoimmune disease
- Multiple myeloma (very high)
- Pregnancy
- Anemia
Causes of Low
- Sickle cell disease
- Polycythemia
- Heart failure
- Microcytosis