Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein in the ED
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MAY 29, 2023
Best practices advise not to routinely order an ESR to evaluate for inflammation in an undifferentiated patient and to instead order a CRP when evaluating for acute inflammation (4). 2007 Aug;12(4):353-7. The Open Infectious Disease Journal. Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 Jan 1;153(1):14-29. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqz142.
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