Interpreting Laboratory Results
This page contains a series of articles about interpreting laboratory tests.
Although there is a lot of general information about how lab tests might be used to assess your health it is very important to interpret them in the light of why they have been taken. This article includes a key to interpreting some of the abbreviations we use when commenting on your blood test results.
ESR
ESR or Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate tests have been available for longer than most other blood tests.
CRP
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is an 'acute phase protein' and is produced in the body in response to inflammation.