THE INFLUENCE OF INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE INJECTIONS ON ABNORMAL ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION SPEED IN RELATION TO ACTIVITY OF INFECTION
Authors: S. S. Lichtman
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 February 1940THE INFLUENCE OF INTRAVENOUS GLUCOSE INJECTIONS ON ABNORMAL ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION SPEED IN RELATION TO ACTIVITY OF INFECTIONS. S. LICHTMAN, M.D.S. S. LICHTMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-8-1297 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSeveral factors are known to influence erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Most important among these are plasma fibrinogen and globulins. Variations in sedimentation rate have been correlated with changes in the plasma proteins.1-7The liver plays a rôle in the regeneration of plasma proteins8, 9, 10and this function is impaired by infection.11-14An underlying hepatitis was empirically assumed by Gram15to be responsible for abnormal rates under all conditions. 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