Multiple Myeloma
Proper diagnosis and risk stratification to guide treatment
Featured Topic Archive
January 2013
Featured Tests
These are the tests most frequently performed in the diagnosis of multiple myeloma:
Screening Tests
- CBC with Differential, Blood
- Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Serum
- Creatinine, Serum
- Albumin, Serum
- Calcium, Total, Serum
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
Diagnostic Tests
- Monoclonal Protein Study, Serum
- Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains, Serum
- Monoclonal Protein Study, Urine
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
Risk Stratification Test
Prognostic Tests
- Plasma Cell DNA Content and Proliferation, Bone Marrow
- Beta-2-Microglobulin (Beta-2-M), Serum
- Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD), Serum
- Plasma Cell Assessment, Blood
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone-Sensitive (s-TSH), Serum
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Serum
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D2 and D3, Serum
Related Tests
- Hematopathology Consultation
- Subcutaneous Fat Aspirate (if amyloidosis is suspected)
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