Determining the Cause

Chief Complaint: Bone Pain

a. History: Frequent respiratory infections

Differential Diagnosis

Multiple Myeloma

Next Pivotal Assessment Findings
Serum protein electrophoresis: M protein spike in the gamma region    

c. Radiographs of the skull, long bones, and spine: Multiple “punched-out” lesions

d. Bone Marrow Aspiration: Large numbers of neoplastic plasma cells

Diagnosis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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