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J Int Fed Clin Chem
; 6(4): 124-30, 1994 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-10155143
ABSTRACT
The most commonly used laboratory tests in the diagnosis and monitoring of rheumatic diseases are reviewed. Particular emphasis is placed on antinuclear antibodies as markers of specific rheumatic disorders and disease subsets. The use of synovial fluid tests to differentiate between inflammatory and noninflammatory rheumatic disorders is described as well as the use of common hematological tests.