Spleen Organ Health - Enlarged Spleen, A Big Red Flag

00:01 - Spleen Anatomy Function
00:20 - What does your spleen do?
01:06 - What is an enlarged spleen or splenomegaly?
01:13 - Causes
01:47 - Spleen Stats
01:52 - Lymphoma
02:17 - Diagnosing Spleen Conditions
02:45 - Symptoms
03:10 - Spleen Size
03:56 - Treatment for Enlarged Spleen
04:20 - Healing Splenomegaly
05:04 - Nutrition
06:04 - Medications

Correction:
00:33 - Another job is to produce antibodies that fight "infection."

Writer: Tracy Wazac
Editor: Dr. Elaine Gavalas
Producer: Dante Steward, MBA

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