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- noun pathology The presence of (abnormally large amounts of)
paraproteins in theblood
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Patients predisposed to acute renal failure include patients with any degree of pre-existing renal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus, age greater than 65, volume depletion, sepsis, paraproteinemia, or patients receiving known nephrotoxic drugs.
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Contrast media are potentially hazardous in patients with multiple myeloma or other paraproteinemia.
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Patients predisposed to acute renal failure include patients with any degree of pre-existing renal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus, age greater than 65, volume depletion, sepsis, paraproteinemia, or patients receiving known nephrotoxic drugs.
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Patients predisposed to acute renal failure include patients with any degree of pre-existing renal insufficiency, diabetes mellitus, age greater than 65, volume depletion, sepsis, paraproteinemia, or patients receiving known nephrotoxic drugs.
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lyuds commented on the word paraproteinemia
Paraproteinemia: The presence of a monoclonal gammopathy in the blood.
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August 29, 2008