The Rheolog® Scanning Capillary Viscometer is a calibrated
glass system designed to test the viscosity of blood. This instrument is intended to be used to
monitor changes in the amount of solids in blood plasma. Changes in viscosity can result from variations in one or more of
the components present in the blood, including plasma proteins or the cellular
content in the blood.
Hyperviscosity
syndromes are well-established as a class of conditions that can arise in a
wide variety of disease states, including polycythemia vera, dysproteinemias,
multiple myeloma, leukemia, and sickle cell anemia.