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rouleaux in blood

RBC's stacked together in long chains [1] Indications: - evaluation of inflammation & the acute-phase response Clinical significance: - results from same factors that drive the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (gamma-globulins & fibrinogen neutralized electronegative surface charge of erythrocytes) - seen in association with paraproteinemias (multiple myeloma)

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erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

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clinical hematology test

References

  1. Loinc
  2. Rouleaux http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HEMEHTML/HEME007.html
  3. Panel of 38 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: 40005
  4. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018