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The spleen helps you fight infection, but you can live without it if you have to. Learn about the risks and results of this surgery to remove the spleen.
Your spleen may become swollen with white blood cells and platelets. This is because your body no longer filters toxins out of the bloodstream as it should.
Your provider also feels your lymph nodes, spleen and abdomen for swelling. Blood tests. A sample of blood is drawn using a needle. The sample is sent to a ...
This makes the spleen swell, a condition known as splenomegaly. Fewer white blood cells and platelets in your blood can be the first sign of cirrhosis. Bleeding ...
Physical exam. Your provider may feel your spleen to see if it's too big. · Blood tests. You might have a blood test to measure the levels of blood cells in your ...
Enlarged liver, spleen or lymph nodes; Depression, mood changes or problems concentrating. The mast cells are triggered to produce substances that cause ...
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