Typical clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma (mnemonic)

Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 21 Dec 2019

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Knipe H, Bell D, Typical clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 21 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-70874

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-70874

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/70874

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70874

Article created:

7 Sep 2019, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

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At the time the article was created Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

21 Dec 2019, Daniel J Bell ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Daniel J Bell had no recorded disclosures.

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3 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Haematology, Oncology

Sections:

Mnemonics

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rg_39_4_new, refs, cases

Synonyms:

CRAB (mnemonic)

The typical clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma can be recalled using the mnemonic:

CRAB

Mnemonic

C: hypercalcemia
R: renal failure
A: anemia
B: bone disease

The CRAB mnemonic can help differentiate multiple myeloma from its precursor diseases - monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and smoldering multiple myeloma ².

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Typical clinical manifestations of multiple myeloma (mnemonic)

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