THE BLOOD SEDIMENTATION TEST AS A ROUTINE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF 2063 CASES
Authors: E. B. Agnor
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1940)

Article1 November 1940THE BLOOD SEDIMENTATION TEST AS A ROUTINE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF 2063 CASESE. B. AGNOR, M.D.E. B. AGNOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-14-5-774 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe blood sedimentation test, one of the oldest and simplest of the laboratory procedures, was reëstablished as a test for pregnancy by Fåhraeus1 in 1918. Although the specificity of the test for pregnancy was soon disproved, the procedure has received much attention since that time. In this country it has been used most frequently as a special rather than as a routine procedure.The larger portion of the literature dealing with the sedimentation test has been concerned with the factors influencing the rate, the various methods of determination, and the results obtained from the use of the test in certain...References1. FÅHRAEUS R: The suspension-stability of the blood, Acta med. Scand., 1921, iv, 1-228. Google Scholar2. CUTLER JH: The practical application of the blood sedimentation test in general medicine, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1932, clxxxiii, 643-657. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. SCHATTENBERG HJ: The sedimentation test as a routine laboratory procedure, Arch. Int. Med., 1932, i, 569-573. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. GALLAGHER JR: The value of the blood sedimentation test in the routine medical examination of adolescents and in certain of their diseases, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxviii, 450-455. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. WINTROBE MM: The erythrocyte sedimentation test, Internat. Clin., 1936, ii (xlvi Series), 34-61. Google Scholar6. WESTERGREN A: On the stability reaction of the blood in pulmonary tuberculosis, Brit. Jr. Tuberc., 1921, xv, 72-76. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. WESTERGREN A: The technique of the red cell sedimentation reaction, Am. Rev. Tuberc., 1926, xiv, 94-101. Google Scholar8. BANNICKGREGGGUERNSEY EGROCM: The erythrocyte sedimentation test, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1937, cix, 1257-1262. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. LOGIE HB: Standard classified nomenclature of disease, 1936, The Commonwealth Fund, New York. Google Scholar10. BANNICK EG: Sedimentation rate of the blood: its practical application in clinical medicine: preliminary report, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin., 1933, viii, 81-87. Google Scholar11. HIRSH JE: The value of the sedimentation test as a diagnostic aid, ANN. INT. MED., 1936, x, 495-504. Google Scholar12. WINTROBE MM: The application and interpretation of the blood sedimentation test in clinical medicine, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1937, xxi, 1537-1551. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. BANYAIANDERSON ALSV: Erythrocyte sedimentation test in tuberculosis, Arch. Int. Med., 1930, xlvi, 787-796. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. WOOD P: The erythrocyte sedimentation rate in diseases of the heart, Quart. Jr. Med., 1936, v, 1-19. Google Scholar15. LESSERGOLDBERGER AHA: The blood sedimentation test and its value in the differential diagnosis of acute appendicitis, Surg., Gynec. and Obst., 1935, lx, 157-166. Google Scholar16. ROURKEERNSTENE MDAC: A method for correcting the erythrocyte sedimentation rate for variations in the cell volume per cent of the blood, Jr. Clin. Invest., 1930, viii, 545-559. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. WINTROBELANDSBERG MMJW: A standardized technique for the blood sedimentation test, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1935, clxxxix, 102-115. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. GREGG RO: The sedimentation rate in experimental anemia—rabbit, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1937, xxii, 786-795. Google Scholar19. BOUTON SM: Erythrocyte sedimentation and anemia, Jr. Lab. and Clin. Med., 1938, xxiii, 519-527. Google Scholar20. CUTLERPARKHERR JWRWBS: The influence of anemia on blood sedimentation, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1938, cxcv, 734-751. CrossrefGoogle Scholar21. YARDUMIAN K: Physicochemical factors influencing the red cell sedimentation rate, Am. Jr. Clin. Path., 1937, vii, 105-119. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Atlanta, Georgia*Received for publication October 28, 1939.From the Joseph H. Pratt Diagnostic Hospital. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byClinical Significance of the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate 1 November 1940Volume 14, Issue 5Page: 774-788KeywordsErythrocyte sedimentation rateFactor analysisPregnancyResearch laboratoriesSpecificity ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...