Understanding Lupus; Symptoms, Diagnosis And Treatment

How Is Lupus Diagnosed?

There is not a test that can immediately diagnose lupus. Sadly, it is a disease that takes time diagnose and is something many live with for years before it is finally exposed. The process most patients undergo include ordering blood count tests, assessing the liver and kidneys, taking urine samples, and performing antinuclear antibody tests. When a patient enters their doctor’s office with specific symptoms, it could hint at anything from cancer to fibromyalgia, which they will be tested for first. Generally, it is not until a doctor has no other plausible answer as to why a patient feels they way they do that lupus is diagnosed.