Inflammation is a complex and important component of the response to biological, chemical, or physical stimuli.
The commonly used markers of inflammation include:
1. Albumin (decreases)
2. Blood count: ( reduced lymphocytes, elevated neutrophils)
3. CRP (Increases)
4. D-dimer (Increases)
5. ESR (Increases)
6: Ferritin (Increases) , Fibrinogen (Decreases)
The following mnemonic can be used to easily remember the markers of inflammation.
You can check out our following video on YouTube to learn more about the markers of inflammation.
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