COMMON LABORATORY TESTS FOR RHEUMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS: HOW DO THEY HELP THE DIAGNOSIS?
No screening test is ideal for detecting rheumatic diseases; diagnosis depends on appropriate history and thorough physical examination. Sometimes, laboratory investigations may be useful in confirming or ruling out rheumatic disease after a clinical diagnosis is considered. Once a rheumatic disease...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia
2009-01-01
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| Series: | Malaysian Family Physician |
| Online Access: | http://www.e-mfp.org/2009v4n2_3/pdf/Rheumatology_test.pdf |