Can I Have Rheumatoid Arthritis? What Should The Blood Work Be Like?

Posted on Fri, 5 Oct 2012

Question: i want to know whether i am diagnoised with rhemotoid arthirities .. can you please help .. i have my blood reports with me

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (1 hour later)

Hello XXXXXXX thanks for the query.
You have not sent your reports.kindly send the reports for me to comment upon.
Your current medications taken by you,HCQS and SAZO are prescribed in rheumatoid arthritis.
Waiting for your reports
Thanks
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (25 hours later)

Yesterday i had a visit to the rhemutologist , and have been given below medicines to be consumed for next 10 days and further medications will be given after the follow up visit.

HCQS - ( one in the night)
RAZO20 (one in the night)
Defzona 6( one in mng and night)
Further the docs have asked me to undergo further more blood test , Vitamin D3, Urine , some liver test .. and couple of more test.

Kindly guide

Regards
XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (2 hours later)

Hello XXXXXXX
The most important diagnostic criteria for presence of rheumatoid arthritis is the detection of anti ccp antibodies in blood however their absence does not rule out rheumatoid arthritis completely.
Your blood report shows the abscence of ani ccp antibodies
Your doctor has therefore ordered some more tests.
There is a condition called as seronegative arthritis where the symptoms are suggestive of rheumatoid arthritis but are negative for rheumatoid arthritis tests
Rheumatologist is the best person to decide about it.
I advise you to have faith on your doctor and continue the treatment as advised.

You can revert to me for any other query.
Thanks
Regards

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar