Inflammatory markers for general practitioners

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Overview

The interactive session will cover basics of inflammatory markers namely ESR, CRP, Complement, and ferritin with emphasis on diseases associated with, characteristics and limitations and a real examples.

What I will learn?

By the end of the session, learners will be able to:
-To understand the mechanism of erythrocytes sedimentation rate elevation, limitations and benefits
-To recognize the characteristics of other acute phase reactants including CRP, complement, ferritin, haptoglobin and albumin and their application in clinical practice.
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