Are CRP and hsCRP testing the same thing? Some say they are the same, while others disagree. Many clinical doctors in hospitals also tend to confuse them. Why do we have two testing ranges for one substance? Today, I will briefly share with you these two familiar yet unfamiliar testing items. First, CRP and hsCRP … Read more
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Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) is commonly used to evaluate the degree of similarity of a certain quantitative attribute among individuals with established kinship (such as twins, siblings, etc.). It is also applied to assess the reproducibility or consistency of different measurement methods or raters on the same quantitative measurement results. In diagnostic tests, we often … Read more
When undergoing a physical examination at the hospital, doctors often order a blood test for us—erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). What exactly does this test check for? The full name of ESR is the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, which refers to the rate at which red blood cells naturally settle in anticoagulated whole blood. ESR is a … Read more