Laboratory aspects of rheumatologic disease

Laboratory aspects of rheumatologic disease

Rothschild B M; Rothschild C; Miller M A

Nursing Clinics of North America

2000

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Assessment of laboratory values is an important function of nursing practice. Rheumatologic laboratory assessment, in particular, can be complex because few findings are actually pathognomonic. This article provides a perspective on an interpretive approach to laboratory assessment of rheumatologic disease. In conjunction with the patient's clinical status, these values can provide helpful information for monitoring or predicting the course of disease.

arthritis; diagnosis; Nursing; rheumatic diseases

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