A 58-year-old man presents with back pain, fatigue, and recurrent infections. Blood tests show a normocytic anaemia, high total protein, and renal imp...

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A 58-year-old man presents with back pain, fatigue, and recurrent infections. Blood tests show a normocytic anaemia, high total protein, and renal impairment. Serum protein electrophoresis reveals a monoclonal spike. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Multiple myeloma

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

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Metastatic prostate cancer

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Hodgkin lymphoma

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Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Multiple Myeloma

A 58-year-old man presents with back pain, fatigue, and recurrent infections. Blood tests show a normocytic anaemia, high total protein, and renal impairment. Serum protein electrophoresis reveals a monoclonal spike. What is the most likely diagnosis?