BS 2554:1987
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Specification for Westergren tubes and support for the measurement of erythrocyte sedimentation rate
Hardcopy , PDF
31-08-2011
English
30-09-1987
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Marking
3. Inscriptions
Section two. Single-use Westergren tubes
4. Construction
5. Graduation and figuring
6. Inscriptions
7. Labelling
Section three. Re-usable Westergren tubes
8. Construction
9. Graduation and figuring
10. Inscriptions
11. Labelling
Section four. Support for Westergren tubes
12. Construction
13. Graduation and figuring
14. Inscriptions
Appendices
A. Measurement of the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
by the Westergren method
B. Test for rigidity of a Westergren tube
C. Test for contamination and interfering substances
D. Test for straightness of a Westergren tube
Tables
1. Essential dimensions of a single-use Westergren tube
2. Dimensions of a re-usable Westergren tube
3. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (Westergren) in
Britain (mm/1st h)
Figures
1. A single-use Westergren tube illustrated
diagrammatically
2. A re-usable Westergren tube illustrated
diagrammatically
3. Apparatus for testing rigidity of Westergren
tubes
4. Apparatus for testing straightness of Westergren
tubes
Requirements and tests for single-use and re-useable types, together with a support. A procedure for measuring the erythrocyte sedimentation rate is given in an appendix.
| Committee |
CH/212
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 86/50901 DC and BS 2554(1968) (06/2005) Earlier was withdrawn in error, and has now been reinstated. (06/2008) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, July 2009. (06/2009)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 4316:1968 | Specification for apparatus for measurement of packed red cell volume |
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