Abdo Flashcards

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Cuases of a splenomegaly?

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Big:
Myeloproliferative disorders - CML
Lymphoproliferative disorders - CLL/lymphoma
Infective other parts of world - malaria/visceral leishmaniasis
infiltrative - amyloidosis

Small:
Portal HTN - cirhosis, thrombosis, 
haemolysis
infections - EBV, infective endocard.
inflammatory - RA, SLE, sjorgrens
rare - sarcoid, amyloid, feltys (RA)
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leucoerythroblastic?

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immature myeloid cells in the periphery?

often with teardrop poikilocytes - myelofibrosis

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Cuases of hepatomegaly?

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Hepatitis - alcohol, viruses, NAFLD, autoimmmune
CLD
CCF - congestion

Other - MACHO
Malignancy - mets
Anatomical - hyperexpansion of the lungs
Congestion - TR, bud chiari
Haematological - Leukaemia/lymphoma
Other - sarcoid/amyloid

inherited - HH, wilsons, a1at

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