Aortic Dissection & Aneurysm Flashcards
Sharp tearing chest pain radiate to the back ?? which disease ??
Aortic dissection
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HTN how occur in AD ??
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HTN = Hyaline arteriolosclerosis = Vasa vasorum = dec blood flow = Atrophy of the media
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Common cause of AD ?
- HTN
- InhERITED DEFECTS OF connective tissue
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Defects of connective tissue in young cause AD how ??
- Marfan syndrome
- Ehlers Danlos syndrome
Ballon like dialtion of thoracic aorta ??
Thoracic aneurysm
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Complications of AD ??
- Pericardial temponade
- Rupture + Fatal hemorrhage
- Obstruction of branching ARTERIES
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Tree bark apperance of the aorta in which DIsease»_space;»????
Thoracic aneurysm
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TA classically seen in —– ??
Tertiary syphilis
Pathogenesis of Endarteritis of the vaso-vasorum ???
- Luminal narrowing
- dec blood flow
- Atrophy of vessel wall
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Complications of TD ??
- AOric root dilation
- Compression of mediastinal structure
- Thrombosis
- Embolism
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Cause of AAA ??
Atherosclerosis
Ballon like dilation of abdominal aorta is called ??
Abdominal aorta aneurysm
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AAA site ???
Renal artery
above the aortic bifurcation
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Clinical presentation of AAA ??
Pulsatile abdominal mass that grows with time
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Major complication of AAA >??
Rupture
Complication triad of AAA ??
- HypoTension
- Flank pain
- Abdominal mass
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OTHER COMPLICATIONS – thrombosis / embolism + compression of local structures ( ureter +) ……………………..
Chest / Back pain
+ Dysphagia + Hoarseness + Cough + Dyspnea = Dx ??
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Thoracic aorta aneurysm
as it compress sourrounding structures
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Result of abdominal aortic aneurysm ??
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- Chronic transmural inflammation
- ECM degradation within the wall of the aorta
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Risk factors of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ???
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- Age > 60
- Smoking
- HTN
- Male
- Family history
- Atherosclerosis
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AAA focal dialtion of abdominal aorta size ?
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> 50% above normal
3cm in diameter
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All risk factors + Abdominal /back pain = ??
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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