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The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR or sed rate) is the rate at which red blood cells in anticoagulated whole blood descend in a standardized tube over a period of one hour. It is a common hematology test, and is a non-specific measure of inflammation .
Wintrobe's tube: used for ESR (Wintrobe's method), PCV, haematocrit, etc. Westergren's tube and ESR stand: used for ESR (Westergren's method) Disposable plastic molds or embedding molds (Leukart's L blocks) for tissue paraffin block making w.r.t. Histopathology: used to make blocks of tissue for cutting into thin slices for microscopy
Wintrobe hematocrit method, introduced in 1929 Maxwell Myer Wintrobe (October 27, 1901 – December 9, 1986) was an Austrian-born American physician who was a 20th-century authority in the medical field of hematology and one of the pioneers of chemotherapy.
Under the heading "Normal Values", in the subsection "Adults", there is a serious contradiction between the formula for ESR and the table beneath it. According to the table, for a 90-year old man, the normal upper limit for ESR value is 19. But according to the formula, the normal upper limit is (90 + 0)/2 = 45.
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The reticulocyte production index (RPI) or corrected reticulocyte count (CRC) represents the true significance of the absolute reticulocyte count to provide some reflection of erythropoietic demand and supply.