Plasma Viscosity - RheoSense

We can define Plasma Viscosity as the indirect measure of the quantity of protein existing in the plasma. Plasma Viscosity can reflect the level of swelling existing in the body. Plasma Viscosity can also identify the existence of abnormal paraproteins that can be built by benign or malignant cancer. Plasma Viscosity basically calculate the quantity of the force required to send a calculated amount of the plasma moving along a slender tube in a provided time at a regular temperature. Usually purified water at 20 degrees Celsius will have viscosity of 1.00mPas (mili-Pascal-second), when in fact standard plasma at 37 degrees Celsius possibly have the viscosity of approximately 1.7mPas. As the results gone higher stickier the blood is. Greater than before the blood level of certain proteins for instance fibrinogen, that is grow in swelling or immunoglobulins, which increased swelling or unseen by some tumours, become the reason for increasing of Plasma Viscosity.

Plasma Viscosity is used to observe the similar situation or circumstances that the ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) is. However, Plasma Viscosity is better test as compare to ESR, Plasma Viscosity is complex to perform and is not used on large scale. 

Plasma Viscosity can be used to observe severe and long-term swelling, because of infections, cancers and autoimmune diseases. It is said that the Plasma Viscosity is not specific because intensifications don’t tell the doctors accurately rather the reason is a paraprotein or swelling. Fundamentally for this causes an abnormal Plasma Viscosity is usually followed by the other tests.

Two specific swelling diseases temporal arthritis and polynomial rheumatic are identifying with the help of the Plasma Viscosity. A High Plasma Viscosity is one of the key test result that is used to ensure the diagnosis. High Plasma Viscosity is also used to observe activity of the diseases and response to therapy in both of these diseases.