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22 years
Dr. Jihad Irani, I meant rheumatism, Where do you look in a blood test to see if the patient has it? and what are the numbers (or range of numbers) validating that rheumatism is there? thank you
Sep 16, 2013

Dr. Jihad Irani Family Medicine
You may be meaning rheumatoid arthritis. Some blood test can HELP in establishing the diagnosis (like RF, Anti-CCP, etc.) but they are not enough. The whole clinical presentation counts (what joints are involved and how).
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