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INITIAL Laboratory tests for SLE
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CBC, uroanalysis and blood chemistry panel
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When ANA?
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ANA usually present when the immune system fails to adequately distinguish between “self” and “nonself” when identifying a naturally occurring protein (or “self” protein) as foreign
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ADDIITONAL lab tests for SLE
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creatine phosphokinase (CPK), C-reactive protein (CRP), prothrombin time (PT) or partial thromboplastin time (PTT),complement levels (C3 and C4), antinuclear antibody test (ANA), and other autoantibody tests, such as anti-dsDNA and tissue biopsies
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What are some considerations in testing for SLE?
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The ANA test is positive in almost all individuals with systemic lupus. However, a positive test does not necessarily mean that you have lupus. Antibodies to DNA (anti-dsDNA) are found in half of the patients with SLE. Anti-dsDNA is one of the more specific tests for diagnosing SLE
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Lifestyle Changes Due to SLE: Quality of Life
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Factors that affect quality of life include:
Physical functioning Physical role Bodily pain General health Energy and vitality Social functioning Emotional health Mental health |
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Symptoms of SLE
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SLE is unusual in that it presents as both an acute inflammatory disease referred to as exacerbations or flares of varying severity that can complicate the disease course, and a chronic fluctuating, low-grade,
inflammatory condition with associated constitutional symptoms, such as depression, pain, and fatigue, on which exacerbations may be superimposed |
