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Sed rate, or erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), is a blood test that can reveal inflammatory activity in your body. A sed rate test isn't a stand-alone diagnostic tool, but it may help your doctor diagnose or monitor the progress of an inflammatory disease.
A sedimentation rate is common blood test that is used to detect and monitor inflammation in the body.The sedimentation rate is also called the erythrocyte sedimentation rate because it is a measure of the speed that the red blood cells (erythrocytes) in a tube of blood fall to the bottom of the tube, or sediment.Sedimentation rate is often abbreviated as sed rate or ESR.Doctors use the sedimentation rate to help to determine if inflammation is present in the patient. Additionally, the sedimentation rate can be a convenient method of monitoring the progress of treatment of diseases that are characterized by inflammation.xamples of diseases that are commonly monitored with the sedimentation rate test include: 1  rheumatoid arthritis, 2  systemic lupus erythematosus, 3  abscesses, 4  psoriatic arthritis, 5  septic arthritis, 6  vasculitis,