How to Diagnose Ankylosing spondylitis? | Dr. Diana Girnita

#ankylosingspondylitis #diagnosis
Ankylosing spondylitis is a type of inflammatory arthritis that can affect the spine, the peripheral joints, the tendons but it may affect other organs as well like the eyes, heart or kidneys.
In this lecture, I will discuss
-clinical symptoms
-laboratory tests
-imaging (Xrays and MRI tests)
How do doctors make the diagnosis?
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:52 Disclaimer
01:25 Ankylosing spondylitis symptoms
02:50 Physical examination in Ankylosing spondylitis
03:55 Schober test
05:14 Laboratory tests
05:34 HLA-B27 and AS
06:58 ESR and CRP and AS
07:24 Imaging in AS (Xrays and MRI tests)
08:11 How to make the diagnosis of AS?
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👩🏻‍⚕️ About me:
Dr Diana Girnita is a double board certified physician in rheumatology and internal medicine. She completed a PhD in immunology, a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard University, immunology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh and rheumatology fellowship at University of Cincinnati. Dr. Girnita graduated from the Nutrition Science course from Stanford University and a Mindfulness course from The University of Massachusetts; She is the founder & CEO of Rheumatologist OnCall, a practice focused on broadening access to rheumatology and offering patients an integrative medicine approach.
Dr. Girnita teaches patients about autoimmune disease, arthritis and also helps them customized their treatment plans to incorporate the proper nutrition, exercise and management of stress: "You have a disease, but YOU are not the disease"
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[@bigdebs1886]

Very well explained , very simple to understand , We just don't have specialists that do their job , Thankyou it's helping me overcome the medical gaslighting l have been subject to over such a ridiculous length of time , in a disease that has been obviously obvious . Thankyou .

[@rheumatologistoncall]

thank you for watching!

[@nataliegist2014]

Try decades.

[@user-cc9hu9vl3i]

Great information

[@rheumatologistoncall]

Thank you for watching my video, dont forget to subscribe to my channel for other videos!

[@domnulorganica24]

Felicitări!

[@rheumatologistoncall]

Mulțumesc, am făcut tot posibilul!

[@ItsJustMe-nq1dg]

I have AS. I was misdiagnosed for 20 years. Now, I live in pain almost all the time. Please teach doctors to learn about this disease.

[@rheumatologistoncall]

Thank you for watching my videos and taking the time to comment! subscribe and share my channel to be able to help other people!

[@blazebi47]

Please, is there a possible affectation of the reproductive organs (like PCOS or endometriosis etc...) when a person is hla-b27 positive or AS positive?

[@rheumatologistoncall]

I am not aware of that association..... Thank you for watching my videos!please feel free to share the knowledge with others!

[@ElliesDonna14]

I’ve had ct scan done and it shows 5-6 vertebrae fused together but bloodwork doesn’t show the markers. Have had both knees replaced because of arthritis. Lower back has arthritis and I have a pain pump in spine. Cervical spine fused with plate and screws. Hands, shoulders, and chest hurt. I’m in Ky can you help me?

[@rheumatologistoncall]

I'm sorry to hear about all the pain you're going through. It sounds like you've been through a lot. Have you consulted with a specialist for your condition?

[@igorbul8254]

Does it cause dizziness or lightheaded?

[@rheumatologistoncall]

possibly yes

[@mdmintu.]

How can I contact you as an AS patient?

[@rheumatologistoncall]

Here is my email [e-mail]

[@rheumatologistoncall]

[e-mail]

[@jamasim8801]

Please tell me medicine

[@rheumatologistoncall]

Thank you for watching my videos! you find the medicine in my other videos!

[@donotseek1150]

I have most of the symptoms and I did an X-ray for my hip joints but the doctor said everything was fine but I still feel pain at the end he gave me some nsaid that’s all

[@rheumatologistoncall]

You need further evaluation.Happy holidays!

[@AbdusSalam-ew6zp]

Hlab 27 positive

[@rheumatologistoncall]

You have a video in my channel