1842. Package # 367 (Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis)
Turnaround time (days): 2
1900 ₴
Description
RA is a systemic inflammatory disease of connective tissue with a predominant lesion of small joints with the development of destructive changes in the affected areas. The pathology is manifested by bilateral symmetrical involvement in the process of small joints, causing inflammation and deformity. Together with a joint syndrome note existence of preliminary rigidity of joints, sweating, asthenia, hypodermic vesicles, lymphadenopathy, serositis, vasculitis, myositis.
Laboratory tests reveal the presence of an inflammatory process in the body (C-reactive protein (CRP)), the presence of specific autoantibodies that affect the connective tissue of the joint (rheumatoid factor (RF)), early onset of the disease (cyclic citrullinated peptide (A-CCP), IgG antibodies; сitrullinated vimentin (MCV), IgG antibodies).
When and who needs the test?
It is recommended to hand over this package to everyone with a joint disease clinic.
Biological material
- Venous blood
Preparing for a blood test
In order to exclude factors that may affect the test results, we recommend to follow the preparation rules:
- an important condition for laboratory tests is to take blood on an empty stomach.
- 6-12 hours before the test, you should avoid eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, and limit physical activity. Drinking...