Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Splenomegaly

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

LUQ abdominal pain or fullness that may spread to the left shoulder; Feeling full without eating or after eating only a small amount from the enlarged spleen pressing on your stomach;

PhysicalFindings

Splenic enlargement is 60 to 70% for palpation and 60 to 80% for percussion; Up to 3% of normal; thin; people have a palpable spleen; Also; a palpable left upper quadrant mass may indicate a problem other than an enlarged spleen such as a hypernephroma;

ClinicalTests

US is the test of choice because of its accuracy and low cost; CT and MRI may provide more detail; MRI is especially useful in detecting portal or splenic vein thromboses;

RiskFactors

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

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TreatmentOptions

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WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/hematology-and-oncology/spleen-disorders/splenomegaly?query=Splenomegaly