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Recommended Vaccinations for Asplenic Patients - Before and After Splenectomy

#Management #Asplenic #Asplenia #Vaccinations #PrimaryCare #Vaccines #Splenectomy
Vaccinations for Asplenic ... Patients - Before and After ... #Management #Asplenic ... #Asplenia #Vaccinations
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic ... artery aneurysm ... , Splenic artery ... compression • Splenic ... Infarction #spleen #differential
Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy - Arterial Branches
1) Common Hepatic Artery
2) Splenic Artery
3) Left Gastric Artery

By @rev.med

#Celiac
Celiac Artery Trunk ... Common Hepatic Artery ... 2) Splenic Artery ... ) Left Gastric Artery ... rev.med #Celiac #Artery
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
 •
Asplenia Management ... febrilepodcast #asplenic ... #Asplenia #Management
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
to Consider in Asplenia ... Bordetella holmesii #Asplenia ... microbiology #infections #differential
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Post-splenectomy or Asplenia ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... Salmonella (in asplenic ... Monoarthritis #Differential
Seagull Sign on POCUS - Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy

Celiac trunk branching into hepatic and splenic arteries
POCUS - Celiac Artery ... into hepatic and splenic ... POCUS #Celiac #Artery
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
#Splenectomy #Asplenic
Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • 12-13 g/dL,
 • ANC < 1800/uL,
 • platelet < 150,000/uL

Initial
Pancytopenia - Differential ... studies, PT/aPTT Differential ... reticulated-plts) • Splenic ... #Pancytopenia #Differential