Rheumatoid Factor Results are usually reported in one of two ways:Less than 40-60 u/mLLess than 1:80 (1 to 80) titerA low number usually means you don't have rheumatoid arthritis or Sjogren syndrome. However, some people who do have these conditions still have a "normal" or low rheumatoid factor (RF).Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
High levels of rheumatoid factor (in general, above 20 IU/mL, 1:40, or over the 95th percentile; there is some variation among labs) occur in rheumatoid arthritis (present in 80%) and Sjögren's syndrome (present in 70%). The higher the level of RF the greater the probability of destructive articular disease.[citation needed] It is also found in Epstein-Barr virus or Parvovirus infection and in 5-10% of healthy persons, especially the elderly.There is an association between rheumatoid factor and more persistently active synovitis, more joint damage and greater eventual disability.Rheumatoid factor may also be elevated in: chronic hepatitis, primary biliary cirrhosis, any chronic viral infection, bacterial endocarditis, leukemia, dermatomyositis, infectious mononucleosis, systemic sclerosis, and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
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A single titre value of above 200 iu ml is considered raised A normal ESR for en is up to 15 and women 20. According to that it would seem you do not require any medication for inflammation unless your doctor has other concerns that are not sited here.
IU (International Units)
10 to 34 IU/L.
if your mean normal value, it is given below. Serum Bilirubin 0.2-1.0mg/dl SGOT <40u/l SGPT <40u/l Alkline Phosphatase 80-290 u/l S.GGT 9-52 (M) iu/l 9-32(F) iu/l
To convert a percentage to International Units (IU), you first need to know the specific conversion factor for the substance you are working with. Once you have that information, you can multiply the percentage by the conversion factor to get the IU value. For example, if you have a substance with a conversion factor of 0.01 IU/%, and you have a 5% concentration, you would multiply 5% by 0.01 to get 0.05 IU.
0-40 (IU/ml)
< 100 iu/ml
IU/ml normal is between 0 - 12.5
Normal blood findings are 56 to 190 IU/L.
97-107 mEq/L
IU stands for International Unit, it has no fixed value but varies from one substance to another, depending on the quantities of that substance normally used in pharmacology. There is a good introduction to this topic in Wikipedia 'International Unit'
To convert 1000 mcg to IU, the specific conversion factor depends on the substance being converted. For example, for vitamin A, the conversion factor is often 3.33 IU per mcg. To find the equivalent IU value, you would multiply 1000 mcg by the conversion factor.