Today, I review, link to, and embed Dr. Diana Girnita – Rheumatologist OnCall‘s “These Autoimmune Tests Can Save Years Of Misdiagnosis”.
All that follows is from the above resource.
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Confused by your autoimmune test results? In this video, Dr. Diana Girnita — double board-certified rheumatologist, founder of Rheumatologist OnCall® — breaks down the 10 most important blood tests used to diagnose autoimmune diseases. Including what a positive ANA really means, when anti-CCP changes your RA prognosis, how anti-dsDNA monitors lupus activity, and why normal CRP and ESR does not mean you don’t have an autoimmune disease.
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ANA test: the entry door into autoimmune disease
Rheumatoid factor vs. anti-CCP: what’s the difference?
Anti-dsDNA: the lupus fingerprint and activity monitor
ENA panel: SSA, SSB, anti-Smith, anti-RNP explained
SCL-70 and anti-centromere: the scleroderma markers
ANCA: the vasculitis alert test
Myositis panel: when muscles are the target
Complement levels C3 and C4: the lupus dashboard
CRP and ESR: why normal results don’t always mean normal health When each test should actually be ordered
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