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Pathologies of the Spleen
For diagnostic medical sonography students. Only study term first, then definition. More of a Q&A than term/definition.
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Undergraduate 4
02/11/2009

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Term
Hyposplenism, splenomegaly, abscess, infecions, cysts, and splenic candidiasi are what type of disorders?
Definition
acquired
Term
What part of the spleen thickens with age?
Definition
arteriole walls
Term
What happens to the resistance of infection in hyposplenism?
Definition
decreases
Term
Clinical signs of splenomegaly.
Definition
LUQ pain, spleen is easily palpitated, can extend into other directions from enlargement.
Term
What type of splenomegaly is hard to detect by ultrasound?
Definition
mild to moderate
Term
Hemosiderin is another name for what?
Definition
iron
Term
What is the most common diseas process seen in U/S of the spleen?
Definition
splenomegaly
Term
How is splenomegaly determined by ultrasound?
Definition
tip of the spleen covers lower pole of left kidney
Term
Chronically increased splenic pressure.
Definition
Banti's Syndrome
Term
Storage disease with deposits of amyloid proteins.
Definition
amyloidosis
Term
Nodularity in walls of arteries and follicles NOT in the red pulp
Definition
amyloidosis
Term
Fatal disease affecting female infants dealing with lipid and protein metabolism.
Definition
Niemann-Pick storage disease
Term
Storage disease of all ages, problem with lipid metaboliism.
Definition
Gaucher's
Term
Symptoms of Gaucher's.
Definition
bone pain, changes in skin pigment, splenomegaly, inhomogeneity, multiple nodules
Term
Abnormality of RBC gives rise to erythrocytes that are sphere shaped.
Definition
spherocytosis
Term
An anemia resulting when destruction is greater than bone marrow can produce.
Definition
hemolytic anemia
Term
Chronic life shortening but treatable disease that involves bone marrow.
Definition
polycythemia vera
Term
Deficient synthesis of normal hemoglobin, target shaped or abnormal erythrocytes with a short life span.
Definition
thalassemia
Term
Non-lipid reticuloendotheliosis, proliferation of RES cells, rapidly fatal disease affecting children under 2.
Definition
Letterer-Siwe
Term
Benign malformation of lymphatics composed of endothelium lined cystic spaces.
Definition
Cystic Lymphangioma
Term
Like Letterer-Siwe, but not fatal and affecting children over the age of 2
Definition
Hand-Schuller-Christian Disease
Term
What type of leukemia has more extreme splenomegaly?
Definition
chronic myelogenous
Term
What type of leukemia has less severe splenomegaly?
Definition
chronic lymphocytic
Term
How common are splenic abscesses and what is the mortality rate?
Definition
uncommon; high
Term
What is the most common cause of a splenic abscess?
Definition
infective endocarditis
Term
What is the most prominent feature in splenomegaly?
Definition
splenic infection
Term
What types of patients are most likely to have nodules in the spleen?
Definition
immunocompromised
Term
Classic signs of splenic candidiasis.
Definition
wheel within wheel pattern, bull's eye lesions
Term
What is the most common finding in AIDS patients?
Definition
splenomegaly
Term
Caused be occlusion of a segment of splenic artery or branch.
Definition
splenic infarction
Term
When there is splenic trauma, where sould you check for free fluid?
Definition
Morrison's pouch, subdiaphragmatic areas, liver and spleen capsule, bladder and rectal areas
Term
What are the three types of splenic hematomas?
Definition
intraparenchymal, subcapsular, intraperitoneal
Term
Are true cysts common in the spleen?
Definition
no
Term
What is another name for a splenic harmartoma?
Definition
splenoma
Term
What is the most common benign splenic neoplasm?
Definition
cavernous hemangioma
Term
Rare malignancy, 70% present with anemia, and frequently metastasizes to the liver.
Definition
hemangiosarcoma
Term
The spleen is a primary site for what type of lymphoma?
Definition
Hodgkin's
Term
What are three types of granulomatous infections?
Definition
histoplasmosis, tuberculosis, brucellosis
Term
What type of patients are predisposed for splenic artery aneurysm?
Definition
females of childbearing age
Term
What is a common cause of splenic focal lesions?
Definition
splenic infarct
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