What Does Albumin 55.8 In Blood Urine Results For Arthritis Suggest?
My mother, an 80 year old, suffers from arthritis and osteoporosis. She is post op 6 months (nissen fundoplication), has poor appetite and complains of feeling unwell. Has night sweats. Recent blood urine tests have shown the following (all other components seem to be within normal parameters)
Dear friend, Greetings from HCM... i understand your concern.... the serum electrophoresis for proteins is normal ... Osteoarthritis is quiet common in women after 50 ... its now she is 80 ... you can give her calcium, vitamin D, bisphosphonates ... if she has lots of pain she could even go for total joint replacement also .... you meet your orthopedic surgeon and get evaluated properly ... Possibility:: high ESR suggest you need to go for rheumatoid factor ... get the x ray , RA factor, and uric acid levels ...thank you for contacting us do contact us for more queries .... thank you ..
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What Does Albumin 55.8 In Blood Urine Results For Arthritis Suggest?
Dear friend, Greetings from HCM... i understand your concern.... the serum electrophoresis for proteins is normal ... Osteoarthritis is quiet common in women after 50 ... its now she is 80 ... you can give her calcium, vitamin D, bisphosphonates ... if she has lots of pain she could even go for total joint replacement also .... you meet your orthopedic surgeon and get evaluated properly ... Possibility:: high ESR suggest you need to go for rheumatoid factor ... get the x ray , RA factor, and uric acid levels ...thank you for contacting us do contact us for more queries .... thank you ..