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Multiple Myeloma Basics 1
1. What is multiple myeloma? (animated version) Video
2. What is multiple myeloma? Video
3. How does multiple myeloma develop in the body? Video
4. Is myeloma the same as multiple myeloma? Video
5. What are the signs and symptoms of multiple myeloma? Video
6. How long will I live with multiple myeloma? Is there a cure? (2019) Video
7. What are the different types of plasma cell disorders? Video
8. What are the different types of multiple myeloma? Video
9. What are the precursor conditions to multiple myeloma? Video
10. What is the structure and job of an immunoglobulin (antibody)? Video
11. What is a monoclonal protein (m-spike, myeloma protein, paraprotein, m-protein) and how is it detected? Video
12. What is a bi-clonal myeloma? Video
13. What testing should be done to confirm a multiple myeloma diagnosis? Video
14. Why is a bone marrow biopsy (BMB) necessary? What testing is done on the BMB sample? Video
15. What imaging is done at diagnosis to detect myeloma bone disease? Video
16. What blood and urine tests should be ordered if a myeloma diagnosis is suspected? Video
17. What is the International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria for the diagnosis of active myeloma? Video
18. How is multiple myeloma staged? What is the Revised International Staging System (R-ISS)? Video
19. What are lytic and focal bone lesions? Video
20. How does myeloma damage the kidneys? Video
21. What is hyperviscosity, why does it occur and how it it managed? Video
22. What is Immunoparesis? Why does it occur? How is it managed? Video
23. How do comorbidities impact treatment decisions? What comorbidities are most prevalent in newly diagnosed myeloma patients Video
24. What are some possible urgent problems that may need to be addressed immediately at diagnosis? Video
25. What are the different types of plasmacytomas? How are plasmacytomas treated? Video
26. What is extramedullary disease? Video
27. BETA - What is plasma cell percentage? Why is it useful to have this information? Video
How does multiple myeloma develop in the body?
Lesson Description
Learn how multiple myeloma develops when abnormal plasma cells grow uncontrollably in the bone marrow, disrupting blood production and damaging bone. This video explains the journey from healthy immune cells to cancerous plasma cells, The Bone Marrow Garden is used as an easy to understand illustration.