| There is many information about rheumatoid arthritis | | | | major inflammation somewhere in the body, the test |
| available in medical books and online spread over | | | | is not specific to a disease like arthritis but it gives |
| many websites. You can find all the facts, regular | | | | one of the clues for the diagnosis. |
| medical treatments and alternative treatment online | | | | The blood test for C-reactive protein works almost |
| and you can even try to diagnose yourself by doing | | | | the same as the ESR. It also isn't that specific but it |
| research online. It is alway good to do your own | | | | still shows if irritation is existing or not in your body. |
| thinking but to confirm your thoughts you need to | | | | The Rheumatoid factor test is positive with 70-90 |
| see a physician who can do some blood test for | | | | percent of all people with rheumatoid arthritis. But this |
| rheumatoid arthritis and treat you properly. | | | | test has a big disadvantage, it will only be positive if |
| There are a number of different blood test for | | | | your condition is severe. |
| rheumatoid arthritis, and they all give answers to | | | | The plasma viscosity test is a recent type of |
| different specifications and questions. They are all | | | | diagnostic procedure which replaces ESR tests rapidly. |
| important for the diagnostic evaluation and eventually | | | | The advantage of this test over ESR is that there |
| the treatment of this debilitating disease. The blood | | | | are fewer variables which can affect the result, so it |
| tests are designed to locate the disease and confirm | | | | can give a more direct impression of the plasma |
| if what you where thinking was right. Without these | | | | protein content of a sample. |
| blood tests a good diagnoses is not possible because | | | | Blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis are essential |
| they are the most important indicators to determine | | | | Your doctor will probably use more than one type of |
| the condition. | | | | blood test to come to the right diagnosis. The tests |
| There are four categories of blood test for | | | | have proved as an effective and essential tool to do |
| rheumatoid arthritis: | | | | this. The tests have been used in many hospitals and |
| - erythrocyte sedimentation rate | | | | laboratory to help the physician to find the cause of |
| - C-reactive protein | | | | symptoms. |
| - rheumatoid factor | | | | It is of the utmost importance that before you |
| - plasma viscosity | | | | subject yourself to any procedure you know if there |
| The first test called Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | | | | are any preparations prior to the test. If there are |
| (ESR) tells the degree of inflammation in your body. | | | | instructions you should follow, you need to follow |
| This is done by a specific test where the blood is let | | | | them precisely because laboratory workers are |
| to fall down a tube and measuring the time it takes | | | | knowledgeable with these instructions. You should |
| to fall, if the blood falls very fast trough the tube it | | | | also keep your physician well informed about the |
| indicates an inflammation somewhere in the body. | | | | results of test and the way you are reaction on any |
| When you are healthy the sedimentation rate is | | | | treatment. |
| normally low. The results of this test points to a | | | | |