Tests like a comprehensive metabolic panel, urinalysis and other tests associated with inflammation and joint pain help our doctors form a diagnosis. Another common test is an Antinuclear Antibody Test (ANA), which screens for the presence of large amounts of autoantibodies or ANAs in the blood....
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On the clinical side, both doctors and patients need to abandon qualms about breaking from the traditional in-person visit, according to Ferucci. “Some rheumatologists are not comfortable with the inability to do a joint exam at ...
board-certified doctorsprovide a level of care that will ensure you receive the best arthritis treatment in the Raleigh area. Additionally, we offer on-site bone density testing so you can rest assured that you are getting the personalized Osteoporosis treatment you need without the wait time ...
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I mean why should we have to mediate between these doctors? Why in the world is not a team approach in practice as a necessary function of medical care? This shouldn’t be an option, it should be a mandate in my humble opinion. And surely, the sick, tired and exhausted patient should...
who may not have the expertise and training to assess the coronary arteries in an uncooperative infant or child [8]. As such, the echocardiography reports are often incomplete and inaccurate [8]. In addition, assessment of coronary arteries with calculation based on body surface area (Z-scores...
As patients, we often rely on doctors to provide us with the best possible care. However, it’s important to remember that our doctors are only able to help us to the extent that we communicate with them. There are certain things that doctors need to hear from their patients in order to...
Similarly to our findings, they found that parents expressed strong mixed emotions, including concern about physical disabilities, inability to accept the diagnosis, guilt and despair, belittlement from doctors and/or spouses, and lingering denial. Pelaez-Ballestas et al. proposed the metaphor of a ...
and nephrology so that patients suspected of having IgG4-related disease were referred there. Doctors including radiologists in those hospitals have sufficient knowledge of IgG4-related disease. For most patients, radiological examination first raised a possibility of IgG4-related disease, which was con...