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sed rate

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Noun1.sed rate - the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation
rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"


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In the course of his examination, the physician found that the patient had an elevated SED rate of 46, an elevated white blood cell count of 16.
The Excyte 20 random-access ESR analyzer performs up to 80 sed rate tests per hour providing high-throughput automated ESR testing and offers a unique combination of features unavailable in any other ESR analyzer on the market.
In case of inflammation, the sed rates are increased and they point to several typical forms of arthritis and to connective tissue disorders.
 
 
 
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