As sed rate and
rheumatoid factor tests are both general tests that are influenced by items other than RA, it's impossible to know exactly what's going on here.
Not exact matches
Blood
tests, which look for an antibody called
rheumatoid factor (present in 80 % of RA patients) may be ordered.
I did resonances, blood
tests (reactive protein c,
rheumatoid factors, immunoglobulins, etc.) but everything is normal.
Other blood
tests such as
rheumatoid factor are obtained to exclude
rheumatoid arthritis.
Other
tests for items such as
rheumatoid factor (an antibody that is common in many people with
rheumatoid arthritis) were off the charts.
Sixty - four men and women with the disease were given
tests for hand grip strength,
rheumatoid factor (a blood marker often associated with inflammation) and C - reactive protein.
An immune panel - This should consist of a direct Coomb's
test, an anti-nuclear antibody
test (ANA), a
Rheumatoid arthritis
factor test (RA), and an LE prep for systemic lupus.
In certain dog breeds
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
factors can be detected with blood
tests.