rouleaux in blood
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Introduction
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)
More general terms
Additional terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Loinc
- ↑ Rouleaux http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/HEMEHTML/HEME007.html
- ↑ Panel of 38 tests Laboratory Test Directory ARUP: http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0040005.jsp
- ↑ Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018