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A geriatrician is following a number of clients on a subacute geriatric medical unit, some of whom require diagnostic blood work.
 
  Which of the following clients would be most likely to have an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) screening test ordered? An adult with
  A)
  a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease and depression.
  B)
  orthostatic hypotension and syncopal episodes.
  C)
  congestive heart failure.
  D)
  systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Inflammatory diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, are a common indicator for an ESR test. The other health problems noted are less commonly marked by inflammatory processes.
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