title: [What significance should be attributed to the high rate of erythrocyte sedimentation in elderly subjects?].
abstract: The usefulness of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate as a diagnostic tool is asserted, not only for checking disease progress but also because an increase of more than 20 mm is an indication that the patient should be further examined for diseases which are not yet clinically evident.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000503:physiopathology; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D007501:Iron
vernacular_title: Quale valore attribuire all'alta velocità di eritrosedimentazione nei soggetti anziani?