Can someone please help

Question 1

We are told that an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) above

100 mm/h has a limited differential diagnosis, mainly vasculitis,

malignancy and granulomatous diseases. Could you explain whether

that applies to an ESR after one hour or two? Question 2

What is the haemoglobin content of reticulocytes and how can this be

measured or determined?

Question 3

What is favism?

Question 4

What causes a raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)?

Question 5

What are the causes of very raised erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)?

I mean an ESR 100 mm/h. Is this test diagnostic in any disease besides

polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis?

Question 6

1. Does the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) rise with age?

2. Can an ESR of 50 mm/h in an 80-year-old female with no evidence of

systemic disease be considered normal?

Question 7

1. What is a 'normal' erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)? Is the

equation of a normal ESRage

10, correct?2. Would a normal ESR exclude a vasculitic cause in the case of stroke? 65

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Question 8

In which conditions is C-reactive protein (CRP) more informative than

the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)?

Question 9

What is the management of an isolated high ferritin (without any signs,

symptoms or changes in the other blood investigations)?

Question 10

Is the mean corpuscular volume (MCV) useful? What is the RDW and

when is it used?

Question 11

What is the significance of renal disease with respect to anaemia, if any?

Question 12

Can anaemia be a differentiating point between muscle wasting and

cachexia owing to another systemic disorder?

Question 13

Anaemia of chronic disease does not respond to iron therapy, but there

are trials studying the use of iron and erythropoietin (EPO). Could you

tell me where to find more detailed information about these trials, and

whether there have since been any further developments?

Question 14

Is the deoxyuridine test helpful?

Question 15

The Schilling test is very rarely performed. Why is this?