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(Multiple Myeloma (SYMPTOMS (Nausea, Constipation, Loss of appetite,…
Multiple Myeloma
Def
cancer of plasma cells
cells divide
making antibodies
that recognize and attack germs.
helpful :red_cross:
accumulate in the bone marrow
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diagnose
SPEP
BMB
CBC
SKELETAL SURVEY
CYTOGENETIC FISH
MECHANISM
BONE TURN OVER
hypercalemia
bone lesions
Crowding of bone marrow
anemia
unmoral antibodies
Monoclonal anti-bodies
renal failure
causes
cancer plasma cells
multiplies rapidly
don't mature
MGUS
monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
lower levels of M protein .
no damage
In the United States
3% of over 50
1%
develop into MM
have
Risk factors
AGE
MALE
GENETICS
MGUS
BLACK RACE
SYMPTOMS
Nausea
Constipation
Loss of appetite
Weight loss
Bone pain
numbnes
puller
fogginess
Fatigue
infections
Excessive THIRST