
#399 Wisely Ordering Autoantibodies - ACP IM2023
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
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The Importance of a CBC for RA
Roxanne Jones: I feel like these initial tests will come back with an elevated set rate, but a normal CRP and maybe the rheumatoid factors positive, but the CCP is negative. There are some kind of key opinion leaders that suggest getting a CBC in the sense that if you see an elevated white blood cell count, that might be a tip off. So let's assume again, she has cinnavitis. She's got at least more than 10 symptoms for a couple of months now,. obviously, and your ESR and C, ESR is elevated and your rheumatoids factor is elevated.Jones: You're pretty much there by saying, Hey,
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