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Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Multiple Myeloma ... osteolytic lesions and pathologic ... marrow plasma cells ... if FLC value is also ... #Multiple #Myeloma
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
amyotrophy with the pathologic ... - Microglial cells ... are the immune cells ... between nerve cells ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Rickettsialpox Eschar

40 homeless male from NY admitted with fever, chills, headache, myalgias. Diagnosis?
Rickettsialpox R akari classic
Diagnosis? ... not endothelial cells ... as in other rickettsia ... ) Dx: serology; ... rakari #clinical #photo
Raindrop Skull- ...A skeletal survey showed diffuse osteopenia, a pubic bone fracture, and numerous radiolucent lesions
appearance known as ... The diagnosis was ... clonal plasma cells ... #NEJM #clinical ... raindrop #multiple #myeloma
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Diagnosis? ... patients with EMD myeloma ... Diagnostic Evaluation ... IFE, FLC assay Pathology ... • Multiple myeloma