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I've been to the doctors and had blood tests for arthritis they came back with nothing in the mornings i have been waking up and not been able to grip ?

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History / physical: There are dozens of forms of arthritis, and some have no lab abnormalities, including seronegative rheumatoid arthritis (was an anti-ccp drawn?) assuming you do not have psoriasis or marked back stiffness. There are more labs in rheumatology than any other specialty, but most diagnoses are made on the histories. http://www.mafp.org/other/seronegative%20arthritis%20%28schlesinger%29.pdf.

Answered 12/13/2019

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