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= CRAB criteria =

== CRAB criteria is used for – ==
A. Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

B. Multiple Myeloma

C.Renal Cell Carcinoma

D. Papillary Carcinoma of Thyroid

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Multiple Myeloma
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== CRAB criteria encompass the most common signs of multiple myeloma: ==

# Calcium: serum calcium >0.25 mmol/L (>1 mg/dL) higher than the upper limit of normal or >2.75 mmol/L (>11 mg/dL)
# Renal insufficiency: creatinine clearance <40 mL per minute or serum creatinine >1.77 mol/L (>2 mg/dL)
# Anemia: hemoglobin value of >2g/dL below the lowest limit of normal, or a hemoglobin value <10g/dL
# Bone lesions: osteolytic lesions on skeletal radiography, CT, or PET/CT