Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Test In Ranchi - Price & Details

The blood sample will be examined at PharmEasy labs to determine the exact condition of inflammation in your body. It's important to see if you're experiencing inflammation for all kinds of reasons. It will impact your RBCs in several ways. RBCs might cling together and form clumps, and this clumping will be detrimental for the rate at which RBCs sink inside a tube where a blood sample is placed. All in all, your ESR number is based on the rate at which your RBCs settle. In case RBCs settle at a faster rate, the ESR is bound to be higher.

While an ESR test may identify and measure inflammation in your body, it won't help determine the cause behind inflammation. This is the biggest reason the ESR test is not performed alone. You will have to take some other tests to get to the skin of your inflammation condition. To see if your current treatment plan is working, ESR may be required regularly, too. This test will help in diagnosing conditions such as temporal arteritis, cancers, infections, and autoimmune diseases.

The fluctuation in the cost of an ESR test is influenced by various factors. However, the usual price for an ESR test at PharmEasy in Ranchi is around INR 149 to INR 220. You can also compare ESR test prices in major Indian cities for a comprehensive understanding.

We have already told you how the doctor might recommend this test to you based on suspicion of high levels of inflammation. The following symptoms will make it necessary to take up this test:

• Headaches, particularly those associated with pain in the temples and vision changes
• Unexplained fever
• Weight loss, especially unintentional
• Joint stiffness or pain that lasts more than 30 minutes in the morning
• Neck, shoulder, or pelvis pain
• Loss of appetite
• Anemia
• Digestive symptoms like diarrhoea, blood in your stool, fever, and unusual abdominal pain

You don't have to fast before doing this test. But if your provider ordered other tests on your blood sample, you may need to fast for a couple of hours before the test.

During the ESR Test

The experienced phlebotomist will take a blood sample from a vein in your arm, using a small needle. The small amount of blood will be put into a collection tube. The phlebotomist will do all the activities keeping high standards of hygiene in mind. It should be noted that the vein will be located using a vein finder.