Aaa Flashcards
Aaa location
below the renal arteries
age >50
mc renovascular disease
renal artery stenosis
CI in renal artery stenosis
ace inhib
Mycotic aneurysm causes
fungi: aspergillus candida and mucor
Bacteria: Bacteroides, p.auruginosa, salmonella
complications of Mycotic aneurism
thrombosis
infarction
rupture
defect
junction of communicating branches with main cerebral arteries
internal elastic lamina
Berry aneurysm
mc site of berry aneyrysm
A. comm in the Basilar or Junctions
sudden occipital headache
thunderclap
sentinel bleed
Berry Aneurysm
MC risk factor for berry aneurysm
HPN
patho of syphillitic Aneurysm
invasion of VASA vasorum(obliterative endoarteritis
Tree bark appearance
Syphilitic Aneurysm
MC location of aortic dissection
within 10 cm of the aortic valve between laminar parts of the tunica media
MC location of aortic dissection
within 10 cm of the aortic valve between laminar parts of the tunica media
what are the steps in atherosclerosis
insert diagram from robbins
tunica media problem
aortic dissection
aortic dissection is common among
men 40s to 50s
Marfans syndrome
Ehlers danlos
Type A dissecting aortic aneurysm
Proximal
type b Ao dissection
Distal to subclavian artery