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spleen arterial supply
spleen venous drainage |
1.short gastric a.
2.splenic a. 1.splenic v. --> portal v. |
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delayed splenic rupture time frame
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2 wks post-trauma
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ruptured spleen signs/sx
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1.hemoperitoneum
2.Kehr's sign, 3.LUQ abd pain 4.Ballance's sign |
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Kehr's sign
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L) shoulder pain due to splenic rupture
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Ballance's sign
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LUQ dullness to percussion
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spleen injury dx
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CT abd (if stable)
DPL/FAST (if unstable) |
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OPSS bugs
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overwhelming postsplenectomy sepsis
encapsulated bugs |
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best time to immunize splenectomy pts
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pre-op
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lab abnormalities post-splenectomy
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1.elevated WBC
2.thrombocytosis 3.abnl RBC smear |
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thrombocytosis Tx
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if > 1M platelets, give ASA
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most common cause of splenic vein thrombosis
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pancreatitis
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gastric varices due to splenic vein thrombosis Tx?
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splenectomy
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hyposplenism seen in...
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UC
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splenectomy pts need which vaccines?
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1.pneumo
2.meningo 3.hib |
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most common cause of failure to correct thrombocyotpenia after splenectomy for ITP?
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accessory spleen
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TTP Tx
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plasmapheresis
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most common physical finding in portal HTN
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splenomegaly
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