Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate

Department

Haematology

Delphic Registration Code

ESR

Laboratory Handling

Test Adds

12 hour stability time

Synonyms

ESR
Sedimentation rate

Turnaround Time

4 hours

Test Code

1015

Specimen Type

• Whole Blood

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

4.0

No of Samples Required

1

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred

• EDTA (Lavender Cap)

Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

2.0

Aliquot Instructions

Sample Type

• Whole Blood

Minimum Volume (ml)

1.0

Transport to Lab

Chilled (2 - 8 degrees Celsius)

Reference Intervals

Male
<=20 years   <10 mm/h
21-50 years  <20 mm/h
>50 years     <25 mm/h

Female
<=20 years <10 mm/h
21-50           <25 mm/h
51-65           <30 mm/h
>66              <40 mm/h

Test Method

Mixrate - Westergren

Non-Funded Test Cost

$11.13 (Exclusive of GST)

Billing Code

1015

ESR testing is limited to samples querying the below conditions. Any requests where clinical details are not provided or differ from these will not be processed without discussion between the requesting clinician and the Laboratory.

• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in children
• Juvenile idiopathic arthritis
• Kawasaki disease
• Rheumatic fever
• Suspected prosthetic joint inflammation
• Polymyalgia Rheumatica
• Temporal (giant cell) arteritis
• Assessment of possible IBS in children (<16yrs) (Inflammatory bowel disease)
• Langerhan Histiocytosis
• Hodgkin Disease

Contact Information

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