Blood Vessel Disorders

Question 1

Answer 1

Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis - “onion skin appearance” of renal biopsy

Secondary to severe hypertension

Question 2

Types of aterioloscloerosis and their corresponding disease processes

Answer 2

Flea bite appearance - small red spots

Question 3

Benign nephrosclerosis

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Question 5

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Cystic medial degeneration is associated w/ aging and CT disorders (i.e. Marfan’s and ED)

Question 6

Aneurysms

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Question 7

AAA and dissecting aneurysms

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Question 8

Anterior vs. posterior AAA

Answer 8

Question 9

Causes of substernal chest pain that radiates to back

Answer 9

Pain that eminates from the pancrease and aortic dissection

Question 10

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Question 11

Aortic aneurysms are most commonly secondary to what?

Answer 11

Hypertension

Question 12

Where is the most common traumatic tear of the aorta located?

Answer 12

W/i 10 cm of the heart

Question 13

Large vessel vasculitis

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Question 15

For Dx of Kawasaki disease, how long does fever have to present?

Answer 15

At least five days

Question 16

Medium vessel vasculitis

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Question 17

K’s of Kawasaki disease

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Question 18

ANCA-associated small vessel vasculitis

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Question 19

p-ANCA

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Ab against myeloperoxidase

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Question 21

Classic triad of Churge-Strauss

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Question 22

What antibody is associated w/ Wegener’s

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c-ANCA (antibodies against proteinase 3)

C = Third letter of alphabet

Question 23

ANCA

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Question 24

Immunne complex small vessel vasculitis

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Question 25

DDx of small-vessel vasculitis

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Question 26

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