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mig
mig Member Posts: 7,154
edited 4. May 2012, 06:31 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi all,Had a copy of letter that is sent to gp after my latest clinic appointment,part of it says have arranged inflammatory markers today for formal das assessment,so my question is what does a formal das assessment mean?Mig

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  • suzygirl
    suzygirl NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 2,005
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    das is a disease assessment score. Its used to assess how active the disease is and whether meds are working or not.
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,447
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mig :D

    They check how many joints are affected/inflamed etc. suzy is bang on :)

    Hope you are doing ok suzygirl too?

    Love

    Toni xxx
  • tillytop
    tillytop NonActiveMember5yrs Posts: 3,460
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Morning Mig

    The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) has a good booklet explaining how DAS assessments work and what the scores mean and I have put the link below for you.

    http://www.nras.org.uk/help_for_you/publications/publication_detail.aspx?id=a0B80000005CJTnEAO

    Love Tillyxxx
  • barbara12
    barbara12 Member Posts: 21,281
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    Hi Mig
    I am glad the others could help because I hadn't a clue, you learn something new everyday..you take care xx
    Love
    Barbara
  • mig
    mig Member Posts: 7,154
    edited 30. Nov -0001, 00:00
    thanks all,thanks for the link.Mig

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