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Match the function with the anatomical compartment of the spleen:
Filtration
Antibody production
White pulp
Red pulp
Correct!
Sorry, Incorrect.

Sort the causes of splenomegaly according to the mechanism
Cirrhosis
Felty’s
Tubercolosis
Malaria
Portal vein thrombosis
CML
Congestive heart failure
Cysts
Hereditary spherocytosis
Gaucher
Amyloidosis
Infiltration
Work hypertophy
Congestion
True of false: the physical exam is highly sensitive for detecting splenomegaly:
a
True
b
False
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