Palpable Spleens in College Freshmen
Authors: O. ROSS MCINTYRE
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1967)

Article1 February 1967Palpable Spleens in College FreshmenO. ROSS MCINTYRE, M.D., FRANKLIN G. EBAUGH JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.O. ROSS MCINTYRE, M.D., FRANKLIN G. EBAUGH JR., M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-66-2-301 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe spleen is an organ that often throws the physical examination of the abdomen into a state of confusion. One has only to note the frequent appearance of the statement, "A spleen was felt by one examiner," in medical case reports in order to confirm this fact. It is reassuring to learn that no examiner felt the spleen or that all examiners located a definite spleen tip a given number of centimeters below the costal margin. When everyone agrees that the spleen is palpable, this finding is usually interpreted as definite evidence of some pathologic process. For this reason, when...References1. 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