How does my blood test interpretation for knee pain indicate?

Question

Hello doctor,

I am a 30-year-old, female. I am married and I have a 2-year-old daughter. I am having knee pain for the last three weeks.

So my doctor suggested the following blood test

1. CRP test- 59.6 mg/dL.

2. Hemoglobin- 6.5 g/dL.

3. ASO titer- 110.2

4. Uric acid- 4.7 mg/dL

5. TSH- 0.76 mlU/mL

6. ACCP Antibody- 7.2 EU/ml

Please help out what should I do I am very much worried. I want to know in detail.

Answer 1

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

Firstly, regarding your reports, there are two abnormal reports, one CRP (C-reactive protein) which is elevated, which means there is some inflammation or infection going somewhere in the body probably it is in your knee. It does not directly lead to a diagnosis.

Your hemoglobin is low. We need to find out the cause of it. Do you have black tarry, sticky stools, or high flow during periods? You need a complete hemogram, serum iron studies, peripheral blood film, serum folic acid, and vitamin b12 levels. These are the test for finding out the cause of low hemoglobin and we can treat it accordingly.

The rest of the reports are normal. Kindly evaluate the knee problem. Is there any history of trauma? You need an X-ray of the knee, and if not adequately informative then need an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) of the knee, to find the cause and treat it. It can be arthritis or an infection of the knee, which can very well be treated. No need to worry, things look treatable.

Hope this helps you, get back if you have any doubts and with details of your symptoms if any. I hope I have cleared all your doubts.

Thank you.