A 70-year-old woman with back pain, fatigue, and a monoclonal protein spike on serum electrophoresis is suspected to have multiple myeloma. Which addi...

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A 70-year-old woman with back pain, fatigue, and a monoclonal protein spike on serum electrophoresis is suspected to have multiple myeloma. Which additional test is critical for confirming the diagnosis?

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Bone marrow biopsy

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Abdominal ultrasound

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PET scan

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Rheumatoid factor

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ESR alone

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Multiple Myeloma

A 70-year-old woman with back pain, fatigue, and a monoclonal protein spike on serum electrophoresis is suspected to have multiple myeloma. Which additional test is critical for confirming the diagnosis?