Rheumatology & Haematology — Flashcards

Myeloma is a _____ disease - there is no cure

60% of Hodgkin's lymphoma has _____ or mediastinal lymph node involvement

Hint: area

Diagnostic criteria for MGUS in patients with serum paraprotein: 1. _____ 2. Monoclonal plasma cells in bone marrow <10% 3. Absence of symptoms (or organ involvement)

Organise a 2-week-wait referral for patients with _____ or Bence-Jones protein urine test results suggestive of myeloma

Hint: Ix

Myeloma may cause hypercalcaemia due to increased _____ activity which results in osteolytic lesions

Hint: Cell type

_____ presenting with unexplained lymphadenopathy should be considered for a 2-week-wait referral for lymphoma

_____ may be found upon X-ray of the skull in myeloma patients

Patients may take _____ following stem cell transplantation for myeloma in the form of lenalidomide

Induction therapy prior to stem cell transplantation in myeloma involves a combination of: 1. _____ 2. Chemotherapy (e.g. cyclophosphamide) 3. Steroids (e.g. dexamethasone)

Anaemia and thrombocytopenia associated with myeloma is caused by _____

Hint: what pathological process?