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Important Vaccinations for Asplenic Patients - Organisms and Vaccines
 • S.pneumoniae - PCV13 → PPSV23 (8
Vaccinations for Asplenic ... N.meningitidis - MenACWY, MenB ... Vaccinations #Vaccines #Asplenic ... #asplenia #Patients
Asplenia Management
 • Key Pathogens: H. influenzae type b, Neisseria meningitidis, Capnocytophaga spp, Malaria, Babesia
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Asplenia Management ... Hib, MenACWY, MenB ... febrilepodcast #asplenic ... #Asplenia #Management
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) Syndromes 
MEN1
 - Pituitary adenoma
 - Parathyroid hyperplasia
 - Pancreatic tumors
MEN2A
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Pancreatic tumors MEN2A ... Pheochromocytoma MEN2B ... Neoplasia #MEN1 #MEN2A ... #MEN2B #Syndromes
Recommended Vaccinations for Asplenic Patients - Before and After Splenectomy

#Management #Asplenic #Asplenia #Vaccinations #PrimaryCare #Vaccines #Splenectomy
Vaccinations for Asplenic ... #Management #Asplenic ... #Asplenia #Vaccinations
Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic ... cell disease • Splenic ... artery aneurysm, Splenic ... compression • Splenic ... BrighamChiefs #Splenic
Post-splenectomy blood smear demonstrating Howell-Jolly bodies and target cells.

#Clinical #Pathology #BloodSmear #HowellJollyBodies #TargetCells #Splenectomy #Asplenic
#Splenectomy #Asplenic
AAST spleen / splenic injury scale 

- Morgan Pinkston Eutermoser
@DenvERdgmd

#Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic #Injury #Rupture #Scale
AAST spleen / splenic ... Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... Grade I - Splenic ... devascularization #Splenic
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
to Consider in Asplenia ... Bordetella holmesii #Asplenia
Celiac Artery Trunk Anatomy - Arterial Branches
1) Common Hepatic Artery
2) Splenic Artery
3) Left Gastric Artery

By @rev.med

#Celiac
Hepatic Artery 2) Splenic