Autoimmune diseases; Rheumatoid arthritis of the hand joints 8 y
Autoimmune disease;Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, arthritis mutilans
Diagnosing RA
• Medical history and physical exam: to establish possible genetic links
/ risks & check for joint inflammation and typical signs
• Blood tests: elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) w/ RA and
immunological studies look for:
• rheumatoid factors (non-specific antibodies), but negative RF does not rule
out RA -- 15-20% are seronegative. RF is usually negative early in disease,
plus it’s found in 10% of healthy population and other conditions: Sjögren's
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