Characteristics of enlarged spleen - splenomegaly . Moves with respiration . Direction of growth along the splenic growth line (towards the umbilicu
Characteristics of enlarged spleen – splenomegaly
. Moves with respiration
. Direction of growth along the splenic growth line (towards the umbilicus)
. Palpable splenic (medial) notch
. Unable to go beneath the left costal margin
. Not bimanually palpable
If there is splenomegaly, characterize size (along splenic growth line), tenderness, consistency (soft, firm, hard),
surface (smooth, nodular) and edge (sharp, round)
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