Question 1

what tests can be done besides ana to diagnose lupus at a very early stage?

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See details: The diagnosis depends on a history and physical exam consistent with the diagnosis of lupus. If the ANA is negative the diagnosis becomes unlikely. One can check other antibodies including DNA, ENA, SSA and SSB.

Question 2

what medical tests are done to diagnose lupus?

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Many: Ana, double-stranded dna, smith antibody, rnp, ribosomal p, ssa, ssb, complement components.And cell bound complement activation products . These are some there are others it really depends on your evaluation and examination.

Question 3

can an ana test or any blood test used to diagnose auto-immune diseases show all the types of lupus?

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Not necessarily: Patients with systemic le will almost always have a positive ana. However, patients with lupus confined to the skin, i.e. Discoid le or scle (subacute cutaneous le)may not have a positive ana.  A positive ANA by itself does not necessarily indicate sle and is seen in a number of medical conditions.  The diagnosis of sle is made on the basis of historical, clinical and laboratory criteria.

Question 4

any tests that can be done to diagnose lupus when skin rash not active? ana historically negative. had biopsy sugg. of early conn. tissue disease.

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SLE diagnosis. : The diagnosis of lupus is really clinical, supported by consistent blood test findings.  That being said, relevant blood testing for lupus includes ESR, cRP, ANA, dsDNA and anti-Sm.

Question 5

i have 2 mri that show white spots , i have inflammation in my blood test , a spinal tap 5 olblglobin bands , postive lupus doctors say i?

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Possibly : Those little white spots that you mention are common as we age. Without having seen them it is difficult to say but can be many different things. But certainly lupus celebrities is always at least a thought. If all  your tests point to lupus then this would as we say consistent with that. If not then what these white spots may be should widen. Best wishes

Question 6

female 37 complement c3 /c4 test normal,double stranded dna negative.
strong positive rnp .ana titer 3.6 inflammation markers normal.systemic enquiry no symptoms of connective tissue disease dermatologist could not diagnose ct disease or lupus ,true?

Accepted Answer

: You did not state what the symptoms this 37 year old woman has. You mentioned dermatologist so I assume her main symptom is skin problem.
Connective tissue disease is strongly suspected with a strong positive RNP titer.
Discoid lupus or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is very less likely with negative dsDNA antibody.

Question 7

what tests determine you have lupus sle?

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Special: Lupus patients ususally have a positive antinuclear antiibody and the bad cses a positive ati double stranded dna antibiody. The latter increase risk of kidney damage. 
It helps to get examined by a rheumatologist as there are some false positive tests.

Question 8

test for lupus sle came in and shows positive myocardial ab if. everything else is neg. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

See below: Do you mean anti-mitochrondrial?  Please repost because we do not use myocardial antibodies to screen for lupus.

Question 9

how do you r/o lupus (sle & discoid), fibromylagia, polymyositis, and sjogren's syndrome from each other? 
what other tests can we do?

Accepted Answer

Too complicated.: These diseases are difficult to distinguish at times and often require observation and repeated testing over time.  The biggest clue is the clinical symptoms and lab testing provides confirmatory support.  If you do not have significant symptoms, there may not be any more testing you need to do at this time.

Question 10

how often does an ana test comeback positive when lupus is not involved? what else could a positive ana indicate?  (there are several symptoms of sle)

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Positive ANA: A positive ANA can mean many things.  Lupus is just one autoimmune disorder.  An ANA can come back positive and be rechecked and be negative.  There are other blood markers that we use to tell what an ANA means.  Ask your doctor if other tests were done.

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