[paraprotein/amyloidosis] Flashcards
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immunoglobulins
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single clone of plasma cell
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electrophoresis - monoclonal ‘m’m band
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multiple myeloma
5
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[paraproteinaemia]: in Waldenstroms macroglobulinaemia what is responsible for the ‘M’ band
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lymphoplasmacytoid lymphoma
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IgM
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paraprotein in serum
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yes
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malabsorption from infiltration
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abnormal fibrillar
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resistant to degradation
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plasma clone cell
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produces Igs which are amyloidogenic
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nephrotic
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glomerular lesions
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peri-orbital purpura
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macroglossia (big tongue)
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Mephalan
prednisolone
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acute phase protein
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rheumatoid arthritis
21
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UC
Crohns
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biopsy of tissue
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Congo red (+)
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red-green birefringence
