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Can you please list the common causes of high esr for a patient of known diabetes and anemic with hb 12.8?
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Unrelated: An elevated ESR is not a component of diabetes unless there is infection. A hemoglobin of 12.8 gm is essentially normal.
Answered 6/10/2014
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