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Testing for Inflammatory Arthritis
Mar 26, 2014
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Mark Morgan
categories:
Musculoskeletal & Rheumatology
Testing for Inflammatory Arthritides
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Cryoglobulinemia
more on cryoglobulinemia
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Dermatomyositis
more on dermatomyositis
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Gout
more on gout
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Immune-Complex-Mediated Diseases (Serum Sickness)
more on serum sicknessa
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Lyme Disease
more on lyme disease
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Other Connective Tissue Diseases
more on connective tissue diseases
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Polymyalgia Rheumatica
more on polymyalgia rheumatica
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Polymyositis
more on polymyositis
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Rheumatic Fever
more on rheumatic fever
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Rheumatoid Arthritis
more on rheumatoid arthritisa
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Sjogren Syndrome
more on Sjogren Syndrome
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Spondyloarthropathy
more on spondyloarthropathy
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
more on Lupus
no
YES
<-- Suspicion of Vasculitis (Pulmonary/Renal)
more on vasculitis
SUGGESTED SPECIAL TESTS -->
Cryoglobulins
Hepatitis Serology
ANA
Serum Uric Acid
Complement C3, C4
Lyme Titer
CRP
ESR
Anti-streptolysin (ASO)
Rheumatoid Factor
Anti-cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (anti-CCP) Antibodies
Antibodies to extractable nuclear antigen (anti-Sm, RNP, Ro, La)
HLA-B27
Xray of Pelvis
ANCA
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Lipsky P. Algorithms for the diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal complaints: A new tool for the primary-care provider. Am J Med. 1997 Dec 29;103(6A):1S-2S.
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