Rouleaux In Blood

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Contents 1 Introduction 2 Indications 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

Introduction

• RBC's stacked together in long chains [1]

Indications

• evaluation of inflammation & the acute-phase response Clinical signficance:
• results from same factors that drive the erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( gamma-globulins & fibrinogen neutralized electronegative surface charge of erythrocytes)

More General Terms

• clinical hematology test

Additional Terms

• erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)

References

1. Loinc
2. Rouleaux [1]

rouleaux in blood