How the patient underwent splenic embolization


Problem: SP is a 5-year-old patient who fell from a bed while jumping up and down. The patient struck his abdomen on the edge of a night stand, and presented to the ED with complaint of left upper quadrant pain. A CT scan demonstrated a fractured spleen. The patient was persistently anemic and despite transfusion of 4 units of RBCs, he remained anemic. As a result, the patient underwent splenic embolization. All of the following might be expected in the week following embolization except: Group of answer choices a. Leukocytosis b. Pancytopenia c. A blood smear with more than a normal number of defective RBCs d. Iron toxicity

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Biology: How the patient underwent splenic embolization
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