[Changes in blood sedimentation and blood counts. Practical value for the early diagnosis of severe illness]

The practical importance of BSR and blood cell changes for the early recognition should not be overestimated. But every symptomless person with raised BSR should be examined very carefully, especially for occult hepatic diseases (active hepatitis, liver cirrhosis), for anaemias, leukaemias, malignant lymphomas and other malignant diseases. The practical use of the diagnosis of blood cell changes is the possible recognition of anaemias, leukaemias and malignant lymphomas.