Enlarged Spleen - Articles

Sort by: Relevance Newest Most Comments

Arman by David K. Patient Expert

... him to the hospital yesterday. He saw two pediatricians and an ENT specialist, all of whom are very worried. He had some blood tests, and an ultrasound which showed a very enlarged spleen, which is not good. We went in for more tests this morning, and his doctors have been in touch with pediatric hematologist-oncologists in Hawaii and San Dieg ... Read on »

What is hypersplenism? by Jeremy ... a problem (our bodies compensate for this), but if the spleen should get significantly bigger than normal, things can change. It doesn't really matter what the cause of the enlarged spleen is, if it's big enough it will trap enough of the blood components to cause their circulating levels to fall. A big spleen can cause anaemia, thrombocytopenia ... Read on »

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia by catattack ... ess; - Fatigue; - Weight loss; - Fever; - Night sweats; - Swollen lymph nodes (felt as lumps under the skin); - Pain or 'fullness' ion the belly after eating (due to an enlarged spleen)." Read on »

New Shoes and Pedometer... by Marathon Mommies !. Patient Expert

... I chose.. The Nike Air Max Moto +5. And they are oh so cozy so far. I went for a walk tonight.. because I can not run until next week (doctors orders because of an enlarged spleen and tonsils) I was also looking into buying a pedometer.. but no one had the one I wanted in store so while purchasing my new shoes... the store manager showe ... Read on »

Signs & Symptoms of Anemia by Be Well ... a list of some of the common signs and symptoms of Anemia: Anemia Breathing difficulty Brittle nails Concave nails Difficulty standing Difficulty swallowing Dizziness Enlarged spleen Fatigue Husky voice Increased heart rate Jaundice Low blood pressure Low iron Paleness Pallor Poor appetite Rapid breathing Rapid pulse Shortness o ... Read on »

Massive splenomegaly by Jeremy Massive splenomegaly, as opposed to just your 'everyday' splenomegaly has been defined in several ways. The easiest of these to remember is is probably a spleen that extends to more than 8 cm below the left costal margin. This roughly corresponds to a spleen lying below the level of the umbilicus. In case the spleen enlarges abnormally (for inst ... Read on »

To transplant or not by Kamal S. Patient Expert

... my WBC count. It has been consistently low. Which hampers my ability to fight infection. And infection is a big risk when I will be on immunosuppression. Now, I also have an enlarged spleen. My nephrologist felt that there was a possibility that some parts of my blood were getting sequestered in my spleen and this could be a cause of the low WBC c ... Read on »

The last Ashkenazi Jewish geneti... by Lisa E. L. Patient Expert

The last Ashkenazi Jewish genetic condition left for me to cover, aside from Cystic Fibrosis which has high carrier rates for all people with Caucasian ancestry (1/25), is Niemann-Pick disease. There are five subtypes of Niemann-Pick disease, though only Type A is more frequent in Ashkenazi Jewish populations.Niemann-Pick disease Type A is a neurod ... Read on »

Fast Facts About Niemann-Pick Disease by Lisa E. L. Patient Expert

Blood Pimping by CCLCM Student .. Medical Student

... f them were in their rooms, and we wound up having another pimp session instead where we had to come up with the differential diagnosis (possible causes) for splenomegaly (an enlarged spleen). After we had come up with all the easy and obvious causes, he was pushing us to come up with some more esoteric ones. I can see now why internal medicine rou ... Read on »