KnowraErythrocyte sedimentation rateLinked fromLinked fromThe 8 pages that link to Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, each with the reason it gives.All 8Related 6Compared with 2InflammationRelated: Inflammation can raise this nonspecific laboratory measure.Complete blood countCompared with: It is an indirect marker of inflammation, not a count of blood-cell populations.C-reactive proteinCompared with: It is another nonspecific inflammation marker, with different kinetics and testing limitations.VasculitisRelated: It can indicate systemic inflammation, though it cannot diagnose vasculitis alone.Polymyalgia rheumaticaRelated: It is often elevated in polymyalgia rheumatica, though a normal result does not exclude the diagnosis.Giant cell arteritisRelated: It is often elevated, but a normal result does not exclude the disease.Takayasu arteritisRelated: It may help track systemic inflammation, though normal results do not exclude active disease.PolyarthritisRelated: An elevated result signals inflammation but cannot distinguish its cause.