What causes knee pain,elevated ESR and weakness?
Patient: my mother is 74 years old. for the last six months she is suffering from knee pain, burning sensation in the stomach weight loss, palpitations, trembling in the hands, and severe weakness. her blood test shows her esr count is 80 where as normal is 20. what other tests should be done and what disease could she be having. Doctor: Hello,  There are some reasons for the higher levels. It could be infection, inflammation tumors etc. I suggest you do a blood count,  abdominal ultrasound and upper endoscopy.   Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Take care  Regards, Dr. Blerina Pasho, General & Family Physician