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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 ... #Infarction #spleen
AAST spleen / splenic injury scale 

- Morgan Pinkston Eutermoser
@DenvERdgmd

#Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic #Injury #Rupture #Scale
AAST spleen / splenic ... 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 ... @eabramsMD #Splenic ... #Hematoma #Spleen ... Ultrasound #Trauma #POCUS
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... Grade I - Splenic ... devascularization #Splenic ... #Laceration #Spleen
Howell-Jolly Body - On these Wright-stained peripheral blood smears the small dark spheres within red cells
removed by the spleen ... cells in the right photo ... there is loss of splenic ... in congenital asplenia ... Howell #Jolly #Asplenia
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
Splenic Microabscesses on POCUS
Using a linear probe may increase your chances of detecting splenic microabscesses, as
Splenic Microabscesses ... on POCUS Using ... chances of detecting splenic ... PittIMPOCUS #Splenic ... Microabscesses #spleen
Pancreas on Abdominal POCUS

What structure is anterior to the splenic vein in this clip?
Resolution: The pancreas
Pancreas on Abdominal POCUS ... anterior to the splenic ... anterior to the splenic ... so top of the screen ... Normal #Abdominal #POCUS
Flank pain. Looking for stone, instead found spontaneous splenic hemorrhage. 
dx within minutes of arrival. -
found spontaneous splenic ... IUEM_ultrasound #Clinical #POCUS ... #Spleen #Splenic
Splenic Abscess on POCUS

Older male with IVDU presents with fever, abdominal pain and hypotension.  During
Splenic Abscess ... on POCUS Older ... Answer: Splenic ... RJonesSonoEM #Splenic ... #POCUS #clinical