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Monoclonal Gammopathy Testing
Strengths, Weaknesses and Accuracy Compared
 - SPEP 
 - IFE 
 - FLC
Monoclonal Gammopathy ... - IFE - FLC ... UPEP / IFE #Monoclonal ... #MGUS #SPEP #IFE ... Laboratory #Comparison #Table
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS) - Summary Framework

Hematologic disorder characterized by the presence of either
No evidence of anemia ... insufficiency, Anemia ... : • Abnormal FLC ... increased kappa FLC ... #Significance #hematology
Paraproteinemias

Entities That Can Feature A Monoclonal Protein/M Component:
• MM
• WM
• MGUS
• MGCS
• MGRS
• Splenic Marginal Zone
Can Feature A Monoclonal ... • MM • WM • MGUS ... Organomegaly+↑RBC/plt ... (-) hemolytic anemia ... Paraproteinemias #Hematology
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal ... 40 ml/min A - Anemia ... if this is is monoclonal ... #Gammopathies #MGUS ... #diagnosis #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
• Symptoms of anemia ... • hemolytic anemia ... significance (MGUS ... disease #hemolytic #anemia ... #hematology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... for decreased PLT ... changes), high MCV anemia ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup ... #hematology
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... it represents a monoclonal ... Causes of Monoclonal ... Gammopathy Include: • MGUS ... Thalassemia, Sickle cell anemia
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
tissue composed of monoclonal ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... UPEP, Serum IFE, FLC ... Oncology #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology