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What Does My Blood Report Indicate?

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Question : My ESR value is 93 and my C-Reactive Protein Titer is valued at 1.9. What could be the cause of this?
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Answered by Dr. Ivo Ditah (17 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
There is an ongoing inflammatory process!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this abnormal values. These tests are unable to tell what the exact cause if but they do show that there is an ongoing inflammatory process. This may be an infection, arthritis, autoimmune disease, etc. A careful examination and investigation guided by your symptoms is the best way to go in establishing this cause and providing solutions to you. If you have any specific symptoms, please let us know for more contribution.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.
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What Does My Blood Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: There is an ongoing inflammatory process! Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about this abnormal values. These tests are unable to tell what the exact cause if but they do show that there is an ongoing inflammatory process. This may be an infection, arthritis, autoimmune disease, etc. A careful examination and investigation guided by your symptoms is the best way to go in establishing this cause and providing solutions to you. If you have any specific symptoms, please let us know for more contribution. I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thank you so much for using our services and do feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.