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The following articles provide additional information on the benefits of plasma viscosity measurements.

Plasma Viscosity vs Erythrocyte Sedimentation (ESR)

 

Article from the publication Pathology In Practice - May 2005
Improving Outcomes in Haematological Cancers
- The Manual

Published in 2003, this document makes recommendations based on research evidence and addresses clinical effectiveness. It includes a section on diagnosis and makes recommendations for referrals. It includes elevated plasma viscosity associated with anaemia and bone pain as one of the urgent referral indicators.

http://guidance.nice.org.uk/csgho/guidance/pdf

 

Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of Multiple Myeloma 2005

Written by the Nordic Myeloma Study Group and the British Committee for Standards in Haematology, this document revises and updates previous recommendations, and covers new developments. It lists persistently raised plasma viscosity as an incidental finding for one of the clinical features presented and tables PV as a screening test.

http://www.bcshguidelines.com/pdf/multiplemyeloma0206.pdf

 

Screening for Hyperviscosity Syndrome
Plasma Hyperviscosity Written by Benson Viscometers Limited, this article presents information on plasma hyperviscosity and its implication to patient monitoring.

Last Edited : 10 June, 2008
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