Ordering Both ESR and CRP Lab Tests Could Save Hospitals Millions Per Year -- New Study Challenges Notion the Tests are Interchangeable

Peer-reviewed economic analysis finds a combined ESR + CRP testing strategy reduces misdiagnoses and delivers net cost savings compared to CRP alone The $9.95 Million Question: Is ESR Worth Keeping? A ...
The Manhattan Mercury

Study examines whether dropping ESR tests actually lowers costs

ALCOR Scientific reports a study indicating that combining ESR and CRP tests may reduce misdiagnoses and save hospitals ...
MedPage Today

Making a Pitch for the C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio

Studying the PhanaVision jumbotron at Citizens Bank Park on a warm Friday evening in June, I realized that when analyzing baseball data, I am "old school." In my youth, the critical measure of a ...
Healio

Long-term elevated inflammation raises ILD risk in rheumatoid arthritis

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Persistently elevated ESR and CRP in patients with RA were associated with greater risk for interstitial lung ...
News Medical

Predictive power of C-reactive protein shifts based on cirrhosis or coronary disease

A new study reveals that the predictive power of key inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein, shifts fundamentally depending on whether a patient suffers from cirrhosis or acute/chronic ...