Suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis can clear medicals to PR or it may cause any concerns.
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Can rheumatoid arthritis cause problems in PR medical exams?
Only general tests are carried out for medical tests.. Although they may enquire about your medical history
How about physical examination? But sincerely I dont think arthritis if mild should be cause for concern.
How will they detect? As far as I know, these tests does not happen.
They majorly look for any communicable diseases