Given the ENT (Ear, Nose, Throat) context you mentioned, I need to revise my earlier guess.
Looking at the note again with that context in mind:
- ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate)
- CRP (C-Reactive Protein)
- The circled word with "level" written beside it
- BDS (likely "twice daily" dosing instruction, not a test)
Methotrexate level doesn't fit an ENT setting well - that test is mainly ordered in oncology/rheumatology to monitor drug toxicity. In an ENT context, ESR and CRP are most commonly paired with a Procalcitonin level, since that combination is the standard inflammatory/infection marker panel used for conditions like:
- Peritonsillar or deep neck space abscess
- Acute mastoiditis
- Severe sinusitis
- Epiglottitis
Procalcitonin specifically helps distinguish bacterial from viral/other causes and gauge infection severity, which is why it's frequently ordered alongside ESR/CRP in ENT infectious workups.
That said, I have to be upfront: the handwriting in the circle is genuinely difficult to make out with certainty, and I could not get a clean re-read of it beyond my own visual reading. My best-supported reading given the ENT context is "Procalcitonin level," but I'm not fully certain - if you can tell me anything else about the clinical scenario (e.g., is this for a suspected abscess/infection, or for a vasculitis workup like GPA affecting the nose/sinuses/ears), I can narrow it down further.