BackA new diagnostic profile - Rheumatology has been introduced
For the convenience of patients and doctors, specialists from the OLYMP CDL have developed a diagnostic profile Rheumatology, which includes more than 10 laboratory indicators that allow for an accurate diagnosis of joint diseases.
The most important ones are listed below:
• Complete blood count. Shows the level of hemoglobin (decreases with anemia), the number of white blood cells (fighting infection) and platelets (play a role in the blood clotting process). Autoimmune diseases can cause various abnormalities in Complete blood count. Some drugs used in rheumatology can also cause abnormalities
• Rheumatoid factor (RF) is a special type of antibody, most often found in rheumatoid arthritis; it is very important for diagnosis and prognosis of the course of the disease. However, rheumatoid factor can occur in other autoimmune diseases and even in healthy people, and on the other hand, about a third of patients with rheumatoid arthritis do not have rheumatoid factor, so the results of the test for rheumatoid factor are always taken into account in conjunction with the results of other tests and the clinical picture.
• Uric acid is a breakdown product of proteins and is excreted in the urine. When the concentration of uric acid in the body increases, it precipitates in the form of crystals. Crystals are deposited in tissues and cause inflammation. Measuring the level of uric acid in the blood is used when gout is suspected and to evaluate the effectiveness of its treatment.
• LE cells and complement levels (reflect the degree of inflammation in lupus)
• The level of immunoglobulins A, M, G – characterize the state of the immune system.
• C-reactive protein is an acute phase protein, the most sensitive and fastest indicator of joint tissue damage during inflammation, necrosis, and trauma.
• Antistreptolysin-O is a marker of the presence of streptococcal infection in the body. It is a laboratory criterion for rheumatism.
Please note that undergoing laboratory diagnostics in the profile Rheumatology allows you to save up to 40% of the price of the same tests ordered separately.
You can undergo this examination at the OLYMP clinical diagnostic laboratory, located at Sary-arqa, 31, phone No.: 23-87-68, 23-87-64, as well as at the partner clinics of the OLYMP CDL:
Tynys MC: Auezov Str. 36, phone No. 31-52-53
Doctor VITA: Aqzhayiq Str. 15, phone No. 38-06-16;
Shakhar MC: Abylai khan Ave. 6/2, phone No. 35-94-71
