The sedimentation rate (sed rate) blood test measures how quickly red blood cells (erythrocytes) settle in a test tube. High sedimentation rates may be caused by:
* Autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus or rheumatoid arthritis.
* Cancer, such as lymphoma or multiple myeloma.
* Chronic kidney disease.
* Infection, such as pneumonia, pelvic inflammatory disease, or appendicitis.
* Inflammation of joints (such as polymyalgia rheumatica) and blood vessels (such as giant cell arteritis).
* Inflammation of the thyroid gland (Graves' disease).
* Kidney, bone, joint, skin, or heart valve infections.
* Pregnancy and preeclampsia (toxemia of pregnancy).
* Viral infections.
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