How is rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed

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My grandfather always had morning stiffness before, and a large amount of activity, joint pain is obvious, originally thought it was arthritis, to the hospital after examination turned out to be rheumatoid arthritis. Let's see how to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis.

How is rheumatoid arthritis diagnosed

First, in the laboratory, the positive rate of serum rheumatoid factor in patients with rheumatoid arthritis only accounts for about 70% of rheumatoid arthritis, but the positive rate of rheumatoid factor can not be determined, It must be rheumatoid. About 5% of normal healthy people or the elderly can also be positive for rheumatoid factor. If rheumatoid factor is a positive result, we should further check the titer of rheumatoid factor. The higher the titer, the more accurate the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is.

Second: there is at least one swelling and effusion in the proximal metacarpophalangeal interphalangeal joint and wrist joint, that is, there is swelling or effusion. The most frequently involved joints were wrist, proximal interphalangeal joint, metacarpophalangeal joint, metatarsophalangeal joint, knee, ankle and elbow, followed by shoulder and hip. These are very useful for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.

Third: chronic interstitial pneumonia, rheumatoid pleurisy, cough, expectoration, dyspnea, chest pain, lung gong sound, rheumatoid arthritis symptoms.

matters needing attention

Although the condition of some patients with rheumatoid arthritis is basically controlled, they are in the recovery period of the disease, and they are often aggravated or relapsed due to fatigue. Therefore, in the recovery period, we must combine work with rest to prevent the recurrence of the disease.