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When to see a doctor

By Mayo Clinic staff

See your doctor if you experience:

  • Nausea or poor appetite
  • Unexplained weight loss
  • Severe fatigue
  • Persistent fever
References
  1. Total protein and A/G ratio. Lab Tests Online. http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/tp/multiprint.html. Accessed Sept. 8, 2009.
  2. Wilkinson JM (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Sept. 28, 2009.
  3. Litin SC (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Oct. 9, 2009.
  4. Amyloidosis and kidney disease. National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/amyloidosis/. Accessed Sept. 10, 2009.
  5. Monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance. The Merck Manuals: Home Edition for Patients and Caregivers. http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec14/ch175/ch175b.html. Accessed Oct. 8, 2009.
  6. What you need to know about multiple myeloma. National Cancer Institute. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/wyntk/myeloma/allpages/print. Accessed Sept. 8, 2009.

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