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Match the function with the anatomical compartment of the spleen:
Antibody production
Filtration
Red pulp
White pulp
Correct!
Sorry, Incorrect.
Sort the causes of splenomegaly according to the mechanism
Portal vein thrombosis
Cysts
Gaucher
CML
Malaria
Felty’s
Amyloidosis
Cirrhosis
Congestive heart failure
Tubercolosis
Hereditary spherocytosis
Infiltration
Work hypertophy
Congestion
True of false: the physical exam is highly sensitive for detecting splenomegaly:
a
True
b
False
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