ROE, or as this type of laboratory blood indices, ESR is less commonly called, reflects the relationship between plasma protein fractions . Red blood cells are special red blood cells that appear in the bone marrow. Their main function is the transfer of nutrients and oxygen throughout the human body. They live on average up to 4 months. Aging or collapsing, they go to the liver, where they die, and at this time a new stage in the production of red blood cells takes place in the bone marrow. A blood ROE sample is based on the ability of red blood cells in an environment that is deprived of the ability to clot blood to settle under the influence of gravitational forces.
In men and women, the norm of ROE is different. For men, 2 to 10 mm / h is the norm of ROE. The norm for women is from 1 to 15 mm / h. The rate for women may be exceeded during pregnancy. And in children, ROHE blood in its norm can be from - from 6 to 100 mm / h. The specific gravity of erythrocytes is greater than that of plasma, for this reason they settle slowly to the bottom of the tube. Basically, the speed with which they settle is due to the speed with which they stick together. But the main factor that affects their sedimentation rate is the presence of a number of certain proteins in the blood, which can be caused by a disease. Blood roe is determined in two ways - using the Panchenkov capillary or in vitro, which corresponds to the Westergren method. In general, the result obtained by the Panchenkov method will correspond to that obtained using the Westergren method. For over a hundred years, this laboratory analysis has been used as one of the methods for diagnosing general health conditions, and, in particular, as a method for identifying any inflammatory processes in the patient’s body. Most often, an increase in ROE in the blood is the first sign of an acute or chronic infection, internal heart attacks or immunopathological diseases. ROE is also growing due to the appearance of any malignant diseases.
However, a number of reasons have an increase in ROE. Its norm is often exceeded during pregnancy, due to the intake of certain medications. Exceeding the norm may not be caused by any pathology - for example, due to vaccination or after a blood transfusion. However, there are often pathological reasons why ROE is activated. The norm is exceeded - this is not a reason to diagnose a disease, but rather it is an alarming sign that you should pay attention to. Only in combination with other painful signs of ROHE can it be an indicator of any particular disease. And although ROE is one of the fastest and most effective ways to check whether everything in the body is in order, only a diagnosis based on ROE and other symptoms can finally tell about any disease. Often, ROE is accelerated even on the first day of the disease. Therefore, you need to pay attention to such acceleration. But, if no other symptoms were found during the examination, then the ROE still does not mean anything. The norm is exceeded slightly - a possible sign of anemia or hypoproteinemia. Also, a slight excess is possible during menstruation.
In children, for example, an ROHE of blood after an illness does not mean anything. The fact is that the body of children is more sensitive than that of adults. After an illness for a long time in children, red blood cells can settle faster than necessary. And if a child has recently had the flu, then his high ROHE in the blood, most likely, will only ascertain the fact of a recent illness. Therefore, in this case, parents should not worry. Within one to one and a half months after the child got to his feet after suffering an ailment, most likely, the speed of red blood cells will decrease. But a recent illness is not the only harmless reason for the growth of ROE. Such reasons can also be: a lack of vitamins, a disturbed diet, dentition. It is possible that the ROHE in the blood was increased due to parasites, including helminths.
Blood ROE in a pregnant woman can be either increased or decreased, compared with typical indicators. In the body of a pregnant woman, a lot of various rearrangements and chemical reactions occur. It is absolutely normal that pregnant women have higher ROHE indicators than ordinary women. The norm for pregnant women is up to 45 mm / h, sometimes more. In the first half of the gestation period, ROHE usually falls in most women, but it is also possible to increase this indicator over the same time. However, shortly before childbirth, ROE in the blood of a pregnant woman can exceed the norm three times.