Why get tested? To detect and monitor the activity of inflammation as an aid in the diagnosis and activity of the underlying cause
When to get tested? When your doctor thinks that you might have a condition that causes inflammation and to help diagnose and follow the course of temporal arteritis or polymyalgia rheumatica
Sample required? A blood sample drawn from a vein in the arm
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