In a routine blood test, many indicators are revealed. One of them is SOE. This term is used to refer to the erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Some patients who do not understand medical concepts may hear the word "soy" instead of "ESR". There are cases when "soy" in the blood is increased or decreased.
What can cause such changes? Let's try to understand this issue.
How is the analysis done?
An anticoagulant is added to the blood in the test tube. In this state, the material for research is left in a dark place for one hour. Under the influence of gravity, red blood cells gradually settle to the very bottom. An hour later, the laboratory assistant measures the height of the formed column of plasma in the upper part of this tube. The following indicators are considered normal: 1-10 mm / hour in men and 2-15 mm / hour in women. This analysis plays an important role in the diagnosis of a number of pathologies.
Increased rate
SoWhy is "soy" in the blood increased? There are many reasons for this change. First of all, these are inflammatory processes, especially for infectious or purulent diseases. The next reason is ailments associated with improper metabolism, as well as tumors, syphilis, rheumatism, tonsillitis, tuberculosis, thrombosis and cirrhosis of the liver. An increased content of "soy" in the blood is also observed in anemia. With the severity of the course of the disease, as a rule, this indicator only increases. Therefore, it is very important to observe the growth (or decrease) of ESR in dynamics.
The only exception is pregnancy. In young ladies during the period of bearing a baby, as a rule, "soy" in the blood is increased several times. And this is the norm. An increase in this indicator can also be caused by non-inflammatory diseases, such as anemia, various pathologies of the kidneys and liver, as well as malignant tumors, heart attack or stroke, frequent blood transfusions, or even vaccine therapy. Fractures and injuries of bones, intoxication, post-shock condition, collagenosis, hyperfibrinogenemia can also cause changes in this laboratory parameter.
Decrease in ESR
Slowing down the rate of sedimentation usually occurs with some diseases of the liver, pathology of the stomach. Also, this symptom may indicate a condition such as erythrocytosis. With this disease, there is an increased content of red cells in the blood, which leads to its excessive viscosity.
Children
Ifin babies, "soy" in the blood is increased by 20-30 units, this indicates the severity of the course of inflammatory processes.
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At the same time, it is imperative to conduct a thorough examination of the child. In babies up to two years old, the norm is 5-7 mm / h, after 2 years - 8 mm / h. In older children, this figure is 12-15 mm / h. After a disease, the ESR level does not return to normal immediately.
As a rule, it may take a month and a half to restore red blood cells. Therefore, after thirty days, a second analysis should be taken. Thanks to this, more accurate conclusions can be drawn regarding the degree of development of the disease. Various non-infectious factors can also cause a child to have a condition in which "soy" in the blood will be increased. These include helminthiasis, beriberi, teething, paracetamol-based drugs, etc.
