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{{Osteoarthritis}} | {{Osteoarthritis}} | ||
{{CMG}} ; {{AE}}[[User:DrMars|Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou]][2]. | {{CMG}} ; {{AE}}[[User:DrMars|Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou]][2], [[User:Irfan Dotani|Irfan Dotani]] [3]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
If the OA diagnosis | If the OA diagnosis is in doubt, laboratory tests are used to help doctors get a confirmation regarding a suspected diagnosis of osteoarthritis. | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
* Joint aspiration or arthrocentesis: are the useful diagnostic tool involves which performs through getting a fluid sample from the joint for further examination, and it can be used to rule out other differential | * Joint aspiration or arthrocentesis: are the useful diagnostic tool involves which performs through getting a fluid sample from the joint for further examination, and it can be used to rule out other differential diagnoses such as the existence of crystals or infection. | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] ; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2], Irfan Dotani [3].
Overview
If the OA diagnosis is in doubt, laboratory tests are used to help doctors get a confirmation regarding a suspected diagnosis of osteoarthritis.
Laboratory Findings
- Joint aspiration or arthrocentesis: are the useful diagnostic tool involves which performs through getting a fluid sample from the joint for further examination, and it can be used to rule out other differential diagnoses such as the existence of crystals or infection.