Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis (905 page)

BOOK: Wallach's Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests: Pathways to Arriving at a Clinical Diagnosis
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   Interpretation

Increased In

   Infections
   Vasculitis, including temporal arteritis
   Inflammatory arthritis
   Renal disease
   Anemia
   Malignancies and plasma cell dyscrasias
   Acute allergy
   Tissue injury, including myocardial infarction
   Pregnancy (but not first trimester)
   Estrogen administration
   Aging

Decreased In

   Polycythemia vera
   Sickle cell anemia

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