title: What's wrong with this patient? Primary systemic amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: McGowan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008403:Mass Screening; D008558:Melphalan / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019653:Myeloablative Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D024802:Nurse's Role; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000209:etiology; D035583:Rare Diseases; D033581:Stem Cell Transplantation; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D019653:Myeloablative Agonists; D013792:Thalidomide; D003907:Dexamethasone; D008558:Melphalan