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Rds-A 2021-34836160
Rds-A 2021-34836160
2021
Qualitative
030 040
112 Absent 112 Absent
010 020 11
3102 219 Borderline 219 Borderline
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113 Present 113 Present
Quantitative
Result Result
050
3102 080 100
070
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14.4 11.9
Unit of 33
090 110
Measure Code (4) Fill if less than (4) Fill if less than
060 (5) Fill if greater than (5) Fill if greater than
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A 64-year-old woman presents with pain in multiple finger joints, which has been slowly progressing for about 5 years. Her provider orders tests
in consideration of rheumatoid arthritis. The ESR is 10 mm/hr (normal), C-reactive protein is 3 mg/L (normal), rheumatoid factor is negative, and
the test for antibodies to cyclic citrullinated antibodies (anti-CCP) is positive at a moderately high level. The provider and patient are uncertain about
how to interpret the results, and the provider orders a repeat anti-CCP by sending another specimen to the original laboratory. At the same time, the
provider also sends another aliquot to another laboratory. The original laboratory again reports a moderately high positive result, but the second
laboratory reports a negative/normal anti-CCP result. Meanwhile, the patient has improved after treatment with ibuprofen, and the clinician feels
that the patient has osteoarthritis involving the fingers.
What is the most likely explanation of the discrepant laboratory results observed?
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3529 Diagnosis of mild rheumatoid arthritis based on laboratory tests
3530 False-negative rheumatoid factor test
3531 Random variation between different laboratory test methods
3532 Presence of IgA, but not IgG, anti-CCP
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IgM 010 020 030 11 040 110 Negative 050 110 Negative
Qualitative 33 111 Positive 111 Positive
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Unit of Measure Code 110
(4) Fill if less than 130
(4) Fill if less than
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Unit of Measure Code 240 (4) Fill if less than 260 (4) Fill if less than
200 (5) Fill if greater than (5) Fill if greater than
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Unit of Measure Code 370
(4) Fill if less than 390
(4) Fill if less than
330 (5) Fill if greater than (5) Fill if greater than
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