MEDICAL
SPLEEN
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right iliac fossa..
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right lower quadrant.
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left coastal margin.
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left lower quadrant
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Detailed explanation-1: -The normal adult spleen lies immediately under the diaphragm in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen. It ranges in length from 6 to 13 cm and in weight from 75 to 120 g.
Detailed explanation-2: -More precisely, the spleen is located posterior to the stomach and anterior to the left hemidiaphragm at the level of ribs 9-10.
Detailed explanation-3: -The spleen is located in the left upper quadrant. To palpate it, place your left hand just inferior to the left costal margin and place the right under the inferior rib cage for support. Palpate with deep pressure as the patient takes a deep breath.
Detailed explanation-4: -Normal spleens are soft at the midclavicular line, nontender, and often palpable only on deep inspiration. Dullness on percussion beyond the 11th intercostal space suggests splenomegaly. A spleen edge palpated >2 cm below the costal margin is always an abnormal finding.