Asim Zulfiqar.
Early Diagnoses of Rheumatoid Arthritis is Important. It should be Clinical not Lab Dependent.
J Islamic Int Med Coll Jan ;11(1):1-2.

One of the most difficult task in clinical medicine is to evaluate a patient who presents with joint pain. If you were to open the index of a rheumatology text you would find a list of over hundred different types of arthritides (Table I). Fortunately the more commonly seen musculoskeletal conditions can be divided into five different groups. If approached logically a working diagnosis can usually be easily obtained.

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