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Laboratory tests can help confirm a diagnosis suggested by history and physical examination, but are not diagnostic on their own. In addition, laboratory tests can help monitor disease activity, but are meaningful only when they correlate with clinical findings.
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(2010). Laboratory Assessment. In: Klippel, J.H., Stone, J.H., Crofford, L.J., White, P.H. (eds) The Pocket Primer on the Rheumatic Diseases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-856-8_3
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