HemaTechnologies created the ESR Stat Plus to facilitate rapid, high-volume sed rate tests for busy medical facilities. The ESR Stat Plus boasts three results in five minutes, and only requires a 25-microliter sample. Sed rate and ESR are both short for erythrocyte sedimentation rate. This is a type of blood test designed to detect inflammation in the body. The ESR Stat Plus tests for inflammation using a small blood sample drawn into the analysis tube. Red blood cells, also called erythrocytes, are heavier than the plasma and other cells around them, so they will precipitate down the tube. If inflammation is present, the red blood cells will clump together, causing them to settle even faster. Sed rate tests measure how far the blood cells settle in a specific amount of time. The test used to take a full hour, but technological advancements like automated instruments allow sed rate tests to be performed in just five minutes.
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