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ESR Westergren

ESR Westergren is a blood test that measures the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), which is the rate at which red blood cells settle in a tube of blood over a certain period of time. The test is named after its developers, Swedish hematologist Robert Westergren and his colleague Åke Åkerlund. The ESR Westergren test is a non-specific measure of inflammation …

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