Chapter 060 Enlargement of Lymph Nodes and Spleen (Part 4) docx
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph Nodes and Spleen (Part 4) docx
... and antibody-coated
blood cells from the circulation.
Figure 60-1
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph
Nodes and Spleen
(Part 4)
Splenomegaly
Structure and Function of the Spleen
The spleen ...
Schematic spleen structure. The spleen comprises many units of red and
white pulp centered around small branches of the splenic artery, called central
ar...
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph Nodes and Spleen (Part 1) ppsx
... the lymphadenopathy is a
normal finding or one that requires further study, up to and including biopsy. Soft,
flat, submandibular nodes (<1 cm) are often palpable in healthy children and ... healthy children and
young adults, and healthy adults may have palpable inguinal nodes of up to 2 cm,
which are considered normal. Further evaluation of these normal nodes is not...
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph Nodes and Spleen (Part 3) pdf
...
obstruction by enlarged lymphoid tissue in Waldeyer's ring that is occasionally
seen in infectious mononucleosis.
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph
Nodes and Spleen
(Part 3)
Laboratory ... who is a chronic user of tobacco;
supraclavicular adenopathy; and solitary or generalized adenopathy that is firm,
movable, and suggestive of lymphoma. If a primary...
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph Nodes and Spleen (Part 5) ppt
... or
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph
Nodes and Spleen
(Part 5)
Approach to the Patient: Splenomegaly
Clinical Assessment
The most common symptoms produced by diseases involving the spleen ... diameter of 13 cm by ultrasonography or
maximum length of 12 cm and/ or width of 7 cm by radionuclide scan, and is
usually not palpable. However, a palpable spleen...
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph Nodes and Spleen (Part 6) pptx
... marrow and other sites of disease.
Similar regressions of systemic disease have been noted after splenic irradiation in
some types of lymphoid tumors, especially chronic lymphocytic leukemia and ... of the spleen in Hodgkin's disease is not a
sufficiently reliable basis for treatment decisions because one-third of normal-
sized spleens will be involved with Hodgkin&apo...
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph Nodes and Spleen (Part 8) pptx
... evaluation.
Chapter 060. Enlargement of Lymph
Nodes and Spleen
(Part 8)
The absence of the spleen has minimal long-term effects on the
hematologic profile. In the immediate postsplenectomy ... spleen percussion sign: A useful diagnostic tec
hnique.
Ann Intern Med 67:1265, 1967 [PMID: 6061941]
Ferrer R, et al: Lymphadenopathy: Differential diagnosis and evaluat...
Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 4) pdf
... margin and dorsum of the tongue; at the junction of
the dorsum and the base of the tongue; and in the palate, epiglottis, larynx, and
esophagus.
Figure 30-2
Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, ...
Taste, and Hearing
(Part 4)
Definitions
Disturbances of the sense of taste may be categorized as total ageusia, total
absence of gustatory function or inability...
Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 10) docx
... conductive hearing loss due to rupture of the tympanic
membrane or disruption of the ossicular chain.
Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell,
Taste, and Hearing
(Part 10)
Presbycusis (age-associated ... Surgical therapy of vertigo is reserved for unresponsive cases
and includes endolymphatic sac decompression, labyrinthectomy, and vestibular
nerve section.
Both labyrinthec...
Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 13) docx
... nerve and brain. Axial and coronal CT of the temporal bone with fine 1-
mm cuts is ideal for determining the caliber of the external auditory canal,
integrity of the ossicular chain, and presence ... stapedectomy, which is successful in
90–95% of cases. Tympanostomy tubes allow the prompt return of normal hearing
Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell,
Taste, and Hearing...
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Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 30. Disorders of Smell, Taste,
and Hearing
Smell
The sense of smell determines the flavor and palatability of food and drink
and serves, along with the ... potential spatial map of how we receive odor stimuli, much like the
tonotopic organization of how we perceive sound.
Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell,
Taste, and...