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SB82 Spleen - loosely taken from Fiser's ABSITE review

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Which organ is the largest producer of IgM? __________   Spleen  
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What comprises Howell-Jolly bodies? __________   Nuclear remnants  
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What comprises Heinz bodies? __________   Hemoglobin  
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What is the definition of culling?   Removal of less deformable RBCs  
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What is the main site of clearance of bacteria that do not have pre-existing antibodies? ___________   Spleen  
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Which opsonin that facilitates phagocytosis is produced in the spleen? ___________   Tuftsin  
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Which substance produced in the spleen activated the alternate complement pathway? _______________   Properdin  
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Accessory spleens are most commonly found in this location   Splenic hilum (20%)  
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Pathophysiology of ITP   IgG antiplatelet antibodies bind platelets, causing thrombocytopenia  
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Therapy for ITP   Steroids (primary therapy), plasmapheresis, gammaglobulin, splenectomy  
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What percentage of patients with ITP respond to splenectomy?   80%  
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When should you give platelets prior to splenectomy for ITP?   One hour before surgery  
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What is the pathophysiology of TTP?   Loss of platelet inhibition causes thrombosis and infarction with profound thrombocytopenia  
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What percent of patients with TTP respond to medical therapy?   80%  
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What is the treatment of TTP?   Plasmapheresis (primary); steroids, aspiring  
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Post-splenectomy sepsis is highest in patients who required splenectomy for what conditions?   Hemolytic disorders or malignancy  
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Most episodes of post-splenectomy sepsis occur within what time frame?   Within 2 years of splenectomy  
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Post-splenectomy changes in blood studies   Increased RBCs, increased WBCs, increased platelets  
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What is the most common benign splenic tumor? ___________   Hemangioma  
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What is the indication for resection of splenic hemangioma?   Symptomatic  
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What is the most common malignant splenic tumor? ___________   Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma  
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When should you perform surgery for splenic cysts?   If they become symptomatic or are > 10 cm  
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This syndrome is characterized by rheumatoid arthritis, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly _________   Felty’s syndrome  
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This lipid disorder leads to splenomegaly __________   Gaucher’s disease  
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What is the most common congenital hemolytic anemia requiring splenectomy? _________   Spherocytosis  
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What is the mutated protein causing spherocytosis? __________   Spectrin  
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Why do you perform cholecystectomy with splenectomy in patients > 5 yo with spherocytosis?   It causes pigmented gallstones  
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Protein mutations in elliptocytosis ___________   Spectrin and protein 4.1  
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Definition of Stage I Hodgkin’s lymphoma   1 area or 2 contiguous areas on the same side of the diaphragm  
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Definition of Stage II Hodgkin’s lymphoma   2 non-contiguous areas on the same side of the diaphragm  
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Definition of Stage I Hodgkin’s lymphoma   Involved on each side of the diaphragm  
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Definition of Stage I Hodgkin’s lymphoma   Involves any non-lymphoid tissue (other than the spleen)  
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Most common form of Hodgkin’s lymphoma _________   Nodular sclerosing  
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Treatment for hairy cell leukemia   Splenectomy and interferon-gamma  
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Splenosis is usually related to this event ___________   Trauma  
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The most common cause of splenic artery or splenic vein thrombosis __________   Pancreatitis  
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Most common cause of splenic artery aneurysms __________   Fibromuscular dysplasia or atherosclerosis  
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