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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 ... #differential #diagnosis
AAST spleen / splenic injury scale 

- Morgan Pinkston Eutermoser
@DenvERdgmd

#Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic #Injury #Rupture #Scale
AAST spleen / splenic ... @DenvERdgmd #Diagnosis ... #Traumatic #Spleen ... #Splenic #Injury
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Traumatic Splenic ... hyperechoic hematoma in splenic ... Grade 4 spleen fracture ... @eabramsMD #Splenic ... #Hematoma #Spleen
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... Grade I - Splenic ... devascularization #Splenic ... #Laceration #Spleen ... Classification #Diagnosis
Infectious Risks in Asplenia and Deficiencies in Humoral Immunity and Complement - Venn Diagram
Humoral Immunity:
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Infectious Risks in Asplenia ... Cells, Antibodies Spleen ... #complement #Asplenia ... #differential #diagnosis
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
to Consider in Asplenia ... Bordetella holmesii #Asplenia ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Splenomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious
 • Bacterial
 • Viral (EBV)
 • Parasitic
 • Fungal
Congestive
- Differential Diagnosis ... Hepatic, Portal, Splenic ... #Splenomegaly #Spleen ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
removed by the spleen ... Also seen are a ... there is loss of splenic ... in congenital asplenia ... Howell #Jolly #Asplenia
Asplenia and Infections - Important Pathogens:
 • Encapsulated bacteria: Strep pneumo, Neissera meningitidis, Capnocytophaga, H.flu, Bordetella
Asplenia and Infections ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Asplenia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Asplenia (greatest ... Cholecystitis Diagnosis ... Prophylaxis (Dog bite in asplenic ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis