Dr. Vineeta Shobha
is Prof. & HOD of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at St John's Hospital, Bangalore
Dr. Vineeta Shobha, MD, DM, is Professor and Head of Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at St John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India. She is innovator and trend setter in steering collaborative rheumatology research across Karnataka which has led to many publications.
It is important to acknowledge uric acid a... more»It is important to acknowledge uric acid as a harbinger of several illnesses only in association with symptoms, which requires appropriate lifestyle measures, close monitoring, and medications when warranted. Discussed here is the management and diagnostic intervention of gout. «less
Feb 16, 2022
Testing for rheumatoid factor (RF) is prim... more»Testing for rheumatoid factor (RF) is primarily used for the diagnosis and establishing the prognosis of RA. In this article, Dr. Vineeta Shobha explains why the RF test should not be used as a confirmative diagnostic or even a screening test for rheumatoid arthritis. «less
Jul 01, 2021
