
eMedicine - Multiple Myeloma : Article by Sara Grethlein, MD
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Multiple Myeloma - Multiple myeloma is a debilitating malignancy that is part of a spectrum of diseases ranging from monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) to plasma cell leukemia. First described in 1848, multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by a proliferation of malignant plasma cells and a subsequent overabundance of monoclonal paraprotein. An intriguing feature of this disease is that the antibody-forming cells (ie, plasma cells) are malignant and, therefore, may cause unusual manifestations. Myeloma can be asymptomatic or ... multiple myeloma, myeloma , bone marrow malignancy, bone marrow cancer, myeloma multiple , plasma cell myeloma, kahler s disease, kahler disease, plasma cell dyscrasia, plasma cell leukemia, leukopenia , anemia , thrombocytopenia , bone pain, hypercalcemia , spinal cord compression, hyperviscosity , amyloidosis , renal failure , monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance , mgus, m and p chemotherapy, leukemia , plasma cell leukemia, vad chemotherapy, plasmacytoma , renal impairment , compression fracture of vertebral body , shingles , herpes zoster , haemophilus infections, epistaxis , stroke , myocardial ischemia , myocardial infarction , carpal tunnel syndrome , meningitis , peripheral neuropathies, ecchymoses, purpura , macroglossia, |
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eMedicine - Multiple Myeloma : Article by Sara Grethlein, MD
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Multiple Myeloma - Multiple myeloma is a debilitating malignancy that is part of a spectrum of diseases ranging from monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) to plasma cell leukemia. First described in 1848, multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by a proliferation of malignant plasma cells and a subsequent overabundance of monoclonal paraprotein. An intriguing feature of this disease is that the antibody-forming cells (ie, plasma cells) are malignant and, therefore, may cause unusual manifestations. Myeloma can be asymptomatic or ... multiple myeloma, myeloma , bone marrow malignancy, bone marrow cancer, myeloma multiple , plasma cell myeloma, kahler s disease, kahler disease, plasma cell dyscrasia, plasma cell leukemia, leukopenia , anemia , thrombocytopenia , bone pain, hypercalcemia , spinal cord compression, hyperviscosity , amyloidosis , renal failure , monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance , mgus, m and p chemotherapy, leukemia , plasma cell leukemia, vad chemotherapy, plasmacytoma , renal impairment , compression fracture of vertebral body , shingles , herpes zoster , haemophilus infections, epistaxis , stroke , myocardial ischemia , myocardial infarction , carpal tunnel syndrome , meningitis , peripheral neuropathies, ecchymoses, purpura , macroglossia, |
Multiple Myeloma: International Myeloma Foundation
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Information and services for everyone battling multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow for which there is currently no known cure. Check out our research grant program. multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, cancer, oncology, hematology, plasma, plasmacytom, bone, marrow, lesion, research, grant, transplant, giusti, mmrf, ferarro, osteoclast, anemia, aredia, pamidronate, radiation, VAD, IgA, IgG, IgD, IgM, Thalidomide |
Heart Failure: Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders: Merck Manual Home Edition
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congestive heart failure, edema, liver, systolic dysfunction, diastolic dysfunction, high blood pressure, heart valve disorders, heart attack, myocarditis, heart muscle, heart valve stenosis, septal defects, electrical conduction system, pulmonary hypertension, cor pulmonale, pulmonary embolism, red blood cells, hemoglobin, anemia, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, overactive thyroid gland, kidney failure, hypertrophy, amyloidosis, aortic valve stenosis, constrictive pericarditis, stiff pericardium, cardiac output, salt retention, water retention, ventricular hypertrophy, shortness of breath, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, acute pulmonary edema, bronchospasms, cardiac asthma, Cheyne-Stokes respiration, emboli, electrocardiography, ECG, echocardiography, radionuclide imaging, cardiac catheterization, angiography, angioplasty, overweight, smoking, diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretic, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II, aldosterone, vasodilators, beta-blockers, digoxin, antiarrhythmic drugs, anticoagulants, heart transplantation, mechanical heart, acute pulmonary edema, dopamine, dobutamine |
Cardiomegaly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cardiomegaly, Heart diseases, Congenital malformations and deformations of circulatory system, AV nodal reentrant tachycardia, Accelerated idioventricular rhythm, Acute coronary syndrome, Acute pericarditis, Adams-Stokes syndrome, Alcoholic cardiomyopathy, Alcoholism, Amyloidosis" |
Myeloma
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The blood contains several different types of cells, each with an important job in the body. All blood cells develop in the bone marrow, the spongy substance within our bones. ... cancer, amyloidosis, anemia, antibody, Bence-Jones protein, blood cancer, bone marrow, bone pain, cryoglobulinemia, hypercalcemia, hyperviscosity, immunoglobulin, kidney failure, light chains, lymphocytes, M protein, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, MGUS, monoclonal protein, multiple myeloma, osteolysis, plasma cell cancer, renal failure, renal insufficiency, solitary plasmacytoma, chemotherapy, radiation, radiation therapy, stem cell transplant, stem cell transplantation, total body irradiation, TBI, myeloma |
Multiple Myeloma: International Myeloma Foundation
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Information and services for everyone battling multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow for which there is currently no known cure. Check out our research grant program. multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, cancer, oncology, hematology, plasma, plasmacytom, bone, marrow, lesion, research, grant, transplant, giusti, mmrf, ferarro, osteoclast, anemia, aredia, pamidronate, radiation, VAD, IgA, IgG, IgD, IgM, Thalidomide |
Myeloma
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The blood contains several different types of cells, each with an important job in the body. All blood cells develop in the bone marrow, the spongy substance within our bones. ... cancer, amyloidosis, anemia, antibody, Bence-Jones protein, blood cancer, bone marrow, bone pain, cryoglobulinemia, hypercalcemia, hyperviscosity, immunoglobulin, kidney failure, light chains, lymphocytes, M protein, monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, MGUS, monoclonal protein, multiple myeloma, osteolysis, plasma cell cancer, renal failure, renal insufficiency, solitary plasmacytoma, chemotherapy, radiation, radiation therapy, stem cell transplant, stem cell transplantation, total body irradiation, TBI, myeloma |