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Spleen Flashcards

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What system does the spleen belong to?

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Reticuloendothelial system

*the spleen is the largest of lymphoid tissue

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Where is the spleen located?

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Intraperitoneal
LUQ
Between stomach and diaphragm

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Histology of the normal spleen

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Enclosed by a fibroelastic capsule
Has trabeculae which divide the spleen into compartments filled with
White and red pulp

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What are the measurements of the spleen?

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12 cm long
8 cm trv
4 cm AP

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What is a useful landmark in identifying the spleen and splenic hilum?

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Splenic vein

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Which ligament attaches the spleen to the dorsal body wall?

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Lienorenal ligament

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Which ligament attaches spleen to the stomach?

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Gastroluenal ligament

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Which ligament supports the spleen inferiorly?

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Phreniccocolic ligament

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What are the functions of the spleen?

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Production of lymphocytes
RBC production
Erythrocyte destruction
Hemoglobin breakdown
Bile pigment formation
Filtration and trapping of foreign particles 
Bacteria and virus destruction
Storage of iron
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What is Aplasia?

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Absent spleen

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What is splenoptosis?

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Downward displacement of the spleen

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What are other names for supernumerary spleen?

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Accessory spleen
Splenunculus
Polysplenia

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What is posttraumatic splenosis?

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Following splenic rupture, splenic cells may implant throughout the peritoneal cavity and increase in size, resulting in ectopic spleens

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What causes splenomegaly?

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Increased work load
Portal HTN 
Budd Chiari syndrome
Cirrhosis 
Hepatitis
CHF
Cystic Fibrosis
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What lab tests are used to evaluate spleen?

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Bone marrow test for cancer
Blood protein can r/o multiple myeloma to malaria
Uric acid and ALP to determine presence of leukemia or lymphomas
LFT

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What are the dilated sinusoids in an enlarged spleen called?

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Reflective channels

16
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What causes a spleen to rupture?

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Blunt trauma
Crushing injury
Spontaneous rupture
Infectious mononucleosis 
Malaria
Typhoid fever
17
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Clinical findings of a ruptured spleen

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Abdominal pain
Rigid abdomen
No bowel movement
Slow leak may be asymptomatic yet cause hypovolemic shock 
Left pleural effusion
18
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Lab findings of splenic rupture

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Decreased hematocrit

Low HTC

19
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What kind of splenic cysts are there?

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Blood
Parasite cyst (Hydatid)
Congenital cyst: epidermoid
Simple cysts: Polycystic disease
Pseudocyst: acute pancreatitis 
Because of high vascularity, pseudocyst may erode the vessels, causing Pseudoaneurysm and bleeding into pseudocyst
20
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Etiology of splenic infarct

A 
Bacterial endocarditis 
Sickle cell anemia
Malignant METS 
Hypotension
Occluded vascular supply
21
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Sonographic appearance of splenic infarct

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Atypical
Echogenicity related to age of infarct
Hypoechoic in early stages
Hyperechoic as time progresses

22
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Splenic abscess etiology

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Heterogenously disseminated infections 80%
Bacterial endocarditis
Diverticulitis
Osteomyelitis 
Pelvic infections
Trauma
Surgery
Altered immune system
23
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Clinical/labs of splenic abscess

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Pain 
Fever
Leukocytosis
Bacteremia and septicemia
Blood culture is necessary
24
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Sonographic appearance of splenic abscess

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Irregular borders
Septa
Internal echoes
Thick wall
Pleural effusion
Reverberation artifact due to gas
25
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What is Granulomatous Inflammatory Calcifications?

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Focal lesions resulting from previous infections

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Etiology of Granulomatous Inflammatory Calcifications

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Tuberculosis
Histoplasmosis
Sarcoidosis
Splenic artery Calcifications 
Reactive hyperplasia
Secondary to previous infections
Sickle cell disease
27
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Which the most common benign splenic tumor?

A

Hemangioma

28
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Benign splenic Tumors

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Hemangioma
Fibroma
Lymphangioma
Chondroma
Plamocytoma
Sarcoma
29
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Which is the most common tumor METS to the spleen?

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Malignant melanoma

30
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Sonographic findings of splenic mets

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Discrete solid mass usually hypoechoic but may have mixed echogenicity
May be multiple
May be complex due to cystic necrosis

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