Inflammation and Immune Response

14.

Clinical Assessment and Monitoring

14.1.

Laboratory Markers of Inflammation

14.1.1.

Acute Phase Reactants

14.1.1.1.

Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)

14.1.1.2.

C-Reactive Protein (CRP)

14.1.1.3.

14.1.2.

Complete Blood Count Changes

14.1.3.

Cytokine Measurements

14.1.4.

Complement Levels

14.2.

Imaging Studies

14.2.1.

Inflammatory Changes on Imaging

14.2.2.

Functional Imaging Techniques

14.3.

Clinical Scoring Systems

14.3.1.

Disease Activity Indices

14.3.2.

Severity Scores

14.4.

Monitoring Treatment Response

14.4.1.

Biomarker Changes

14.4.2.

Clinical Improvement

14.4.3.

Adverse Effect Monitoring

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13. Pharmacological Modulation of Inflammation

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