The patient is admitted with multiple myeloma. The nurse assesses the patient and is aware that the symptom most unique to this disease is:
a. fever.
b. night sweats.
c. bone pain.
d. lymph node enlargement.
C
Bone pain is common in multiple myeloma, whereas lymph node enlargement is more representative of lymphoma. Fever is particularly difficult to interpret because it may be a manifestation of the disease process or may accompany an infectious complication. General signs and symptoms such as fatigue, malaise, myalgias, activity intolerance, and night sweats are nonspecific indicators of immune disease.
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