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Name of Test: Sed Rate, Westergren
Alternate Names: ESR, Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
SoftLab Order Code: ESR
Epic Order Name: SED RATE, WESTERGREN
Epic Order ID: LAB322
Laboratory: In House
All sites
Sample Type: Whole blood
Collection Container: Black Stopper Sed Rate Tube or Lavender top EDTA tube
Collecting Volume: Fill black tube to between the lines
Minimum Collecting Volume: Black top tube must be filled to capacity. If using a lavender top tube - 1.5 mL.
Microtainer tube is not acceptable.
Causes For Rejection: Microtainer tube, Inadequate fill of black sed rate tube
Instructions: Fill black sed rate tube to line
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