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nbme16/Block 3/Question#36 (reveal difficulty score)
A 43-year-old woman who has been diagnosed ...
"B" label on the CT ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
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B labels the spleen, which is removed in ITP because the splenic macrophages are responsible for phagocytosing platelets (FA2020 p427)

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sightful  A = pancreas B = spleen C = left kidney D = right kidney E = liver +4
shieldmaiden  C and D are the kidneys unless they ask you about adrenals... then these are it +



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