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NBME Step 2 CK Free 120 Answers

step2ck_free120/Block 2/Question#37 (reveal difficulty score)
A 70-year-old man comes to the physician ...
Multiple myeloma ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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submitted by โˆ—bwdc(697)
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Multiple lytic bone lesions equals multiple myeloma. Blastic/sclerotic lesions should make you think of metastatic prostate cancer (in men) and breast cancer (in women).

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submitted by โˆ—carolebaskin(109)
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Hypercalcemia + lytic spinal lesions = multiple myeloma

What about the fever, leukocytosis, and consolidation?

MM predisposes to infection! It's PNA.

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