Question 1

female, 5'5", right lower abdomen pain, high crp levels, low albumin, low co2, high sed rate and high wbc, right oophorectomy 6mos ago, ct scan showed normal appendix, no sx hernia, no ectopic pregnancy, small uterine fibroids, what's wrong with me?

Accepted Answer

: Data included in question can represent infection, so see your gyn physician for an exam and culture.

Question 2

can untreated hypothyroidism cause excruciating joint pain, especially in the ankles. can it cause sed rate and crp to be high.

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No: It will not elevate the sed rate and crp. The joint pain of severe hypothyroidism is low grade and not excruciating. There is another cause and it isn&#x27;t thyroid. See a rheumatologist. The one exception is an increased risk of pseudogout which can cause major pain but is unlikely to involve the ankles.

Question 3

high sed rate, crp & ana, -me/cfs/psoriasis dx after two infections past six months:bladder infection and strep throat. other labs good. next steps?

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Depressed immune sys: Next step is to contact a good internal medicine or infectious disease physician.  Chronic fatigue syndrome and psoriasis are linked to stressed lifestyle components. There are some treatment options, so having an expert to guide you is important.

Question 4

high sed rate & crp severe low back pain nausea vomiting yellow diarrhea ive had  mri bone density scan ultrasounds&ct showmesenteric lymphadenititis?

Accepted Answer

Wait 2 weeks: Look for an improvement in symptoms within 2 weeks. If no better, see your doctor.

Question 5

i (male, 28) have a persistently low creatine kinase level most recently 25 (range 31-290). my ana, sed rate and crp are normal. should i investigate further? i have seen low ck is correlated with connective tissue diseases. i have normal muscle mass

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No: Low creatine kinase never means anything unless you are severely sick, and then it correlates only with what's obvious clinically. Reference ranges are set so that a few percent of healthies are arbitrarily outside.

Question 6

17 year old son, fever for 1 week, low wbc, low platelets, low lymphocytes, elevated sed rate and crp, no fever now for 5 days, still tired. thoughts?

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Needs care : Does he not have a diagnosis?  He had labs done - did doctor give recommendations?  This could be anything from a tick-borne illness to leukemia.  Please advocate for yourself to get answers and have those labs rechecked!  Good luck!

Question 7

why is my sed rate normal but my crp is high?

Accepted Answer

There's no knowing: CRP is a single protein; often we do not figure out why it is elevated, and this is never more than a single piece of information in a complex clinical context. Even as an alleged coronary risk factor, it's not something to act on by itself. The sed rate is difficult to do right, and is only ordered on the off-chance it may be useful in spotting uncommon generalized inflammatory illness. Relax.

Question 8

crp  was elevated now normal and sed rate is a little high. what is the difference?

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Inflammation : Both ESR and CRP reflect an inflammatory state. They need to be interpreted in the context of the clinical picture. At any rate, without knowing too much about you, i can say that it is a very good sign that your ESR normalized. A slight elevation of the sedimentation rate is nonspecific and may be meaningless.

Question 9

dx with fibromyalgia at age 29. sed rate very high - 50's and crp 4-5x normal range entire time. still fibro? if not, any ideas?

Accepted Answer

You need to see: a rheumatologist or a family physician with good knowledge in autoimmune and connective tissue diseases.  These results do not confirm anything, and they are at best nonspecific.  However, given an apparent lack of diagnosed infection, they are markers of inflammation often correlated with autoimmune disorders as well as infection.   Thanks for trusting in HealthTap.

Question 10

i'm 23 male my ra factor is 100 positive my ccp is 16 negative , sed rate 12 negative, and crp .13 negative can high blood fats cause + ra factor?

Accepted Answer

See below: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, rheumatoid factor is not a specific marker for rheumatoid arthritis. It can be positive in many situations, including recovery from infection. High blood fat per se is not a cause of +RA factor.

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Female, 5'5", right lower abdomen pain, high crp levels, low albumin, low co2, high sed rate and high wbc, right oophorectomy 6mos ago, ct scan showed normal appendix, no sx hernia, no ectopic pregnancy, small uterine fibroids, what's wrong with me?

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Can untreated hypothyroidism cause excruciating joint pain, especially in the ankles. can it cause sed rate and crp to be high.

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High sed rate, crp & ana, -me/cfs/psoriasis dx after two infections past six months:bladder infection and strep throat. other labs good. next steps?

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High sed rate & crp severe low back pain nausea vomiting yellow diarrhea ive had mri bone density scan ultrasounds&ct showmesenteric lymphadenititis?

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I (male, 28) have a persistently low creatine kinase level most recently 25 (range 31-290). my ana, sed rate and crp are normal. should i investigate further? i have seen low ck is correlated with connective tissue diseases. i have normal muscle mass

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17 year old son, fever for 1 week, low wbc, low platelets, low lymphocytes, elevated sed rate and crp, no fever now for 5 days, still tired. thoughts?

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Why is my sed rate normal but my crp is high?

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Crp was elevated now normal and sed rate is a little high. what is the difference?

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Dx with fibromyalgia at age 29. sed rate very high - 50's and crp 4-5x normal range entire time. still fibro? if not, any ideas?

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I'm 23 male my ra factor is 100 positive my ccp is 16 negative , sed rate 12 negative, and crp .13 negative can high blood fats cause + ra factor?

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