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male urinary system, immunoglobulin light chains, urine, urine bence-jones protein, test measures, bence-jones proteins, free immunoglobulin light chains, in urine, light chains, one component of antibodies, produced in excess of heavy chains, component of antibodies, increases in free light chains, polyclonal, increased immunoglobulin synthesis, catabolism, breakdown of cells, tissues, light chains, not exhibit the same characteristics of bence-jones proteins, monoclonal free-light chains, immunofixation, best test, detecting free monoclonal light chains, collect a "clean-catch", midstream, urine sample, obtain a clean-catch sample, men, boys should wipe clean the head, the penis, women, girls should wash the area between the labia, soapy water, rinse well, start to urinate, allow a small amount to fall, toilet bowl, clears the urethra of contaminants, clean container, catch, 1 to 2 ounces of urine, remove the container, urine stream, give the container, assistant, an infant, thoroughly wash the area around the urethra, open a urine collection bag, a plastic bag, an adhesive paper on one end, place it on infant, males, entire penis, in the bag, adhesive attached, skin, females, bag, over the labia, place a diaper over the infant, bag, check baby frequently, remove the bag, infant has urinated into it, active infants, take a couple of attempts, lively infants, displace the bag, causing an inability, obtain the specimen, urine is drained into a container, transport back, bence-jones proteins, relatively small, filtered by the glomerulus, blood filtering unit, the kidney, urine protein is elevated, clinical features suggest multiple myeloma, a bence-jones proteins test ordered, proteins have an unusual thermal property that allows them to be identified, precipitate from urine, heated to between 113 degrees, 140 degrees fahrenheit, re-dissolve on boiling, definitive identification is made by immunoelectrophoresis , infants, children, test depends on child's age, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, test involves only normal urination, no discomfort, this test is performed to aid, in the diagnosis of disorders, cause protein, in the urine, proteinuria, no presence of bence-jones proteins is normal, bence-jones proteins, rarerly found in urine, associated, multiple myeloma, less commonly they, present in waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, amyloidosis.