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Splenic infarction
Is the interruption of blood flow, as in myocardial infarction (mi) stopping blood flow to the cardiac muscle. The tissue beyond the blockage will die if the blood supply is not restored. In this case the involved organ would be the spleen.
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A 34-year old asked:
What causes a splenic infarction?
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Can you die from a splenic infarction?
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A 45-year old asked:
What is the treatment for splenic infarction?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I was just diagnosed with splenic infarction. The hospital couldn`t give me much info. What do I need to do and how long does the pain last?Dangerous?
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A 49-year old asked:
My husband has a very large splenic infarction caused when they had to embolize his splenic artery. Does his spleen need to be removed?
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A member asked:
I understand that when blood flow has been cutoff to the spleen it is a splenic infarction. How long can one live with this if no surgery is done?
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A 22-year old asked:
Ok I had a spleenic infarction the dr told me basically it was a ruptured spleen and should get better and it still hurts after 8 months ?
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A 33-year old female asked:
Intermittent sharp pain in upper left side for a couple days. Past splenic infarct. Should I see Dr? What could be causing this to happen?
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A 32-year old female asked:
What are the most common underlying conditions that would cause a splenic infarct? And how long do they take to show up?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Splenic infarct diagnosed in jan still have pain in left side low grade fevers blood work abnormal but not to significant. Why?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Splenic infarct and now dr says he wishes he could ff 2 yrs so we will know what is wrong with me either autoimmune or cancer? Is he right? Scared!
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A male asked:
What does infarct on spleen mean and how is it treated. What tests need to be performed.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Would a splenic infarct that ended with about 50% necrosis be enough the suppress my immune system? Could it cause oral thrush as a side effect?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Most common underlying condition that causes splenic infarct when you do not have sickle cell or heart problem? Seemingly healthy 32 yr old female.
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A 32-year old female asked:
How long should splenic infarct last? Severe pain gone except for on occasion. Still have low grade fever & mild pain occasionally. Please give advice
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A 63-year old female asked:
I had a splenic arterial aneurysm with thrombosis coiled three weeks ago. Ultrasound yesterday showed a large amount of infarct. Still in intermittent pain..how long does infarct hurt? Does infarct hurt only during the process of dying-then stop?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Would a splenic infarct still be affecting a CBC after 7 months? Rbc hemoglobin hematocrit absolute immat. Granulocytes platelets all still elevated.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Splenic infarct due to blood clot for unknown reason. Rbc hemoglobin hematocrit absolute immat. Granulocytes platelets all still elevated. Normal?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Transthoracic echocardiogram, chest x ray, renal sonogram, lots of blood work by hematologist, lupus test found nothing after splenic infarct. Am i ok?
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A 32-year old female asked:
Transthoracic echocardiogram, chest x ray, renal sonogram, lots of blood work by hematologist, lupus test found nothing after splenic infarct. More test?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is an anteroseptal infarction?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is cardiac infarction?
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A 39-year old asked:
Myocardial infarction causes?
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A 42-year old asked:
What causes cerebral infarction?
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A 34-year old asked:
What exactly is myocardial infarction?
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A 44-year old asked:
How painful is a myocardial infarction?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is a st-wave myocardial infarction?
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A 37-year old asked:
How do you diagnose myocardial infarction?
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A 38-year old asked:
What factors make myocardial infarction worse?
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How do I get tested for myocardial infarction?
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