Journal of Islamic International Medical College (Mar 2016)
Early Diagnoses of Rheumatoid Arthritis is Important. It should be Clinical not Lab Dependent
Abstract
One of the most difficult task in clinical medicine is to evaluate a patient who presents with joint pain. If you were to open the index of a rheumatology text you would find a list of over hundred different types of arthritides (Table I). Fortunately the more commonly seen musculoskeletal conditions can be divided into five different groups. If approached logically a working diagnosis can usually be easily obtained.......