DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

• Bone disorders:

  • Alkaline phosphatase (ALP)
  • Calcium (Ca)
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE):

  • Antinuclear antibody (ANA)
  • Fluorescent antinuclear antibody (FANA)
• Bone turnover:

  • C-telopeptide
  • Osteocalcin
• Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - inflammation
• Gram stain - microbial infection
• Phosphorus (P) - skeletal disorders
• Rheumatoid factor (RF) - rheumatoid arthritis
• Uric acid - gout
• Synovial fluid analysis - arthritis
• Vitamin D - calcium absorption