| Literature DB >> 3343669 |
N G Flanagan1, J C Ridway, A G Irving.
Abstract
Myeloma in the elderly can mimic many disorders, causing delay in diagnosis. In a retrospective study, the mean anion gap at presentation in 78 elderly patients with confirmed myeloma was found to be significantly less than that of aged-matched controls. It is suggested that estimation of the anion gap may be useful as a screening test, particularly as it has no intrinsic cost.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 3343669 PMCID： PMC1291424 DOI： 10.1177/014107688808100112
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Med ISSN： 0141-0768 Impact factor: 18.000