A patient is undergoing diagnostic testing for multiple myeloma. Diagnostic test findings indicative of multiple myeloma include:
A) A decreased serum creatinine level
B) Hypocalcemia
C) Bence-Jones protein in the urine
D) A low serum protein level
Ans: C
Feedback: Presence of Bence-Jones protein in the urine almost always confirms the disease, but absence doesn't rule it out. Serum calcium levels are elevated because calcium is lost from the bone and reabsorbed in the serum. Serum electrophoresis shows elevated globulin spike. The serum creatinine level may also be increased.
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True False