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Laboratory tests in rheumatology
I Caruso1, E M Caruso, P Signò
1Rheumatology Dept., Ospedale L. Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Journal of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry
|August 6, 1994
Abstract:
The most commonly used laboratory tests in the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatic diseases are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on antinuclear antibodies as markers of specific rheumatic disorders and disease subsets. The use of synovial fluid tests to differentiate between inflammatory and noninflammatory rheumatic disorders is described as well as the use of common hematological tests.