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In which pair of conditions ESR is low:
a) Myeloma multiple/temporal arteritis
b) Anemia/Behcet synd
c) Sickle cell anemia/Polycitemia
d) Lupus/Reumatoid A.
e) Takayasu/CREST synd
f) none
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I agree with cmkv the answer should be 'c'.
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answer is - A - multiple myeloma & temporal arteritis both have very high ESR.
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yes answer is E
in sickle cell, ESR decreases, but in polycytemia it increases
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sorry my answer is wrong
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the right answer is - C - sicle cell anemia & polycythemia.
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The correct ans is: C.
Policytemia decrease rouleaux formation, and sicle cells are unable to stack like coins. So ESR is low in both.