it would always be best to ask your doctor for his/her reasoning when any test is suggested but i am guessing that based on your symptoms and/or your examination findings it was felt that this test would offer more information leading to a diagnosis. one use of this test is for multiple myeloma but just ordering the test does not imply your doctor feels that you may have this disease. again you would need to inquire. here is a webmd article about multiple myeloma that discusses this particular test: <link> i need to make a correction on this or i should say an addition what the doctor called this was an elevated-upep
my doctor is sending me to a specialist for ( upep ) what is it?