Arteriosclerosis Flashcards

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Arteriosclerosis meaning ??

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Hard arteries = Thickening of the blood vessel wall

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Arteriosclerosis types ??

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  1. Atherosclerosis
  2. Arteriolosclerosis
  3. Monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis

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Atherosclerosis in which layer ??

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Intimal plaque - obstruct blood flow

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Parts of atherosclerosis??

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  1. Necrotic lipid core = Cholesterol
  2. Fibromuscluar cap

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Which calcification in atherosclerosis??

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Dystrophic

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Involves artery of atherosclerosis >?

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ACPI
A=Abdominal aorta
C=Coronary artery
P=Popliteal artery
I = Internal carotid a

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Modifiable risk factors of atherosclerosis??

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  1. HTN
  2. Hypercholesterolemia
  3. LDL inc
  4. HDL dec
  5. Smoking
  6. Diabetes

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Non-modifiable risk factors of atherossclerosis ??

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  1. Age
  2. Gender
  3. Genetics
  4. Fmaily history is highly predictive risk factors
  5. Male + Post menopausal female
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Pathogenesis of atherosclerosis??

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-Damage of endothelium
-Leak of lipid to the intima
-Lipid gets oxidized
-Taken up by macrophage (scavenger receptor )
-Foam cells formation
-Inflammation and healing
-Deposition of ECM
-Proliferation of smooth muscle = Fibromuscular cap

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Fibromuscular cap formation ??

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Smooth muscle + ECM

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Morphology of atherosclerosis??

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=Fatty streaks
=Flat yellow lesion of the intima
=Lipid laden macrophage

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Progression of atherosclerosis?

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Atherosclerosis plaque

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Stenosis of medium sized arteries impaired blood flow and ischemia —leads to -

3 artery atherosclerosis = 3 pathogenesis

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  1. Coronary artery = Angina
  2. Popliteal a= Peripheral vascular disease
  3. Mesenteric a =Ischemic Bowel d

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Narrowing of small arterioles is called ??

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Arteriolosclerosis

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Plaque rupture complication in atherosclerosis??

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  1. Coronary artery = MI
  2. Middle cerebral a = stroke

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Weaking of the vessel wall + Atherosclerosis = ??

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Abdominal aorta = Aneurysm

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Plaque rupture + Embolization = ??

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Atherosclerotic emboli
= cholesterol crystals

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Arteriolosclerosis type ??

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  1. Hyaline
  2. Hyperplastic

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Protein leaking in the vessel wall ??

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Hyaline type

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Result of hyaline arteriolosclerosis ??

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  1. Glomerular scarring
  2. Arteriolonephrosclerosis
  3. Chronic renal failure

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Hyaline type protein leak are seen in histo >????

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Pink hyaline on microscopy

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HYperplastic type def ??

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Thickening of the vessel wall by hyperplasia of smooth muscle

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Onion like appearnace ??

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Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis

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Which necrosis in hyperplastic type >??

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Fibrinoid Necrosis

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Flea bitten appearance where ??

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  1. Pinpoint hemorrhage
  2. Acute renal failure
  3. Reduced blood caliber with end organ ischemia

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Calcification of the media of muscular arteries ??

no clinical shit ??

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Monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis

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