Knowledge Check

Match the function with the anatomical compartment of the spleen:


Filtration
Antibody production
Red pulp
White pulp
Correct! Sorry, Incorrect.

Sort the causes of splenomegaly according to the mechanism

Portal vein thrombosis
Malaria
Felty’s
Amyloidosis
Gaucher
Congestive heart failure
CML
Hereditary spherocytosis
Tubercolosis
Cysts
Cirrhosis
Infiltration
Work hypertophy
Congestion

True of false: the physical exam is highly sensitive for detecting splenomegaly:

a
True
b
False
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