Question

A client was started on vincristine for treatment of multiple myeloma. What issue(s) should the health care practitioner instruct the client to report without delay?

Answer 1

Answer:

Bone pain, numbness, fatigue, mental fogginess, etc.

Explanation:

Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer which forms in plasma cell (a type of white blood cell). Plasma cell makes antibodies which help the body in fighting against infections but in the case of Multiple myeloma cancer cells crowd out the healthy blood cells and gets accumulate in the bone marrow and rather than creating antibodies cancer cells starts producing harmful abnormal proteins that can cause complications.

It's symptoms include:

1. Bone pain, especially in chest and spine.
2. Numbness in legs.
3. Mental fogginess.
4. Infections.
5. Weight loss.
6. Loss of appetite.