What are the procedures used to diagnose Arthritis

Arthritis is the most common bones and joints disease. It has multiple dimensions. There are more than hundred kinds of arthritis seen, each of it has its own cause.
The most common types of Arthritis and its causes
The most common kind of arthritis is osteoarthritis, also known as OA. This is the kind which mostly is seen in old age people, and the most common cause for this is over use of joints. Due to excess friction between two bones of a joint, the soft cartilaginous tips of the joints shrink and hence cause pain while walking or moving. It mostly effects knees, ankles, spine and hip bone. Sometimes the bones don’t shrink but they grow causing arthritis .

Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus and Scleroderma

There is another form of arthritis called rheumatoid arthritis, in this condition the inflammation in the body is seen and that may lead to the organs as well. Rheumatoid, lupus and scleroderma are three different kind of arthritis, but all three are caused by body’s own immunity.The orthopedic surgeon(s) doctors and medical researchers all around the world are working on inventing advanced procedures and techniques to cure this ailment. Hence new techniques are also induced to treat this.

What are the Symptoms of Arthritis ?

The most common symptoms of arthritis are persistent pain in one or more joints of the body. The swelling and redness is seen on multiple joints. Sometimes the patient feels stiffness in certain bones and joints with pain, and it gets difficult to walk or to even move certain part of the body. If such symptoms are felt by any patient then he should rush to the best orthopedic surgeon because sooner your arthritis is diagnosed the better it would be treated. Because in most of arthritis, you cannot reverse the damage, but just stop it or slow it down. Once you visit the orthopedic surgeon he might use certain methods to diagnose your ailment.

How arthritis can be diagnosed

All kinds of arthritis are being treated in all the best hospital in Pakistan . Now the orthopedic surgeon (s) are using new methods to diagnose arthritis. The orthopedic surgeon will note down your complete medical history and then ask you to get certain tests done such as.

Antibody ANA test: This test is undertaken to see the presence of antibodies in the blood.

Complete Blood Count CBC: This is the complete blood examination, to evaluate red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets in your body.

Creatinine: This test is done to check if the kidneys are in good condition.

Sedimentation rate: This is to check if there is any inflammation in the body

Hematocrit: This is to measure the count of red blood cells.

RF (Rheumatoid Factor) and CCP (cyclic citrullinated peptide) antibody test: This is the test particularly taken to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis.

White blood cell count: This is to check white blood cells count in the body.

Uric acid: In Gout, uric acid increases, so this test helps to figure out if somebody has Gout or any other form of arthritis.

Some tests like X-ray, MRI, and CT scan are also done using best techniques of radiology in Pakistan , to diagnose the exact kind and form of arthritis, and then treated accordingly.