Thursday, August 11, 2011

Emedinews: Dr Good Dr Bad: A patient with inflammation was being regularly followed up.


Situation: A patient with inflammation was being regularly followed up.
Dr. Bad: Do sequential ESR.
Dr Good: Do sequential CRP.
Lesson: As patient’s condition worsens or improves, the ESR changes relatively slowly but the CRP concentrations changes rapidly.

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