Cardiac Pathology

Question 1

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Question 2

which artery may be occluded to sustain this lesion?

Answer 2

this is a posterior lesion indicating a compromise of the posterior arteries; right coronary descending posterior branhc

Question 3

gross findings in immediate, acute and remote infarcts

Answer 3

Question 4

what stage do you think this MI is in?

Answer 4

acute (24 hours to 2 months)

• can see signs of inflammation and necrosis,– there is increased neutrophils

neutrophil karyorrhexis

Question 5

what stage do you think this MI is in?

Answer 5

there is evident fibrosis. this is an older scarring infarct

Question 6

name some complications of MI

Answer 6

Question 7

type of MI complication

Answer 7

left ventricular free wall rupture

Question 9

Answer 9

Clot on the wall: 1. Aneurysm with mural thrombus

Question 10

Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease

pathological signs

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Question 12

main cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 12

it’s like 100% genetic

Question 13

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Question 14

main causes of restrictive cardiomyopathies

Answer 14

amyloidosis, radiation, idiopathic.

Question 15

a young adult comes in with dilated atria, dyspnea

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Question 16

causes of this illness:

Answer 16

usually viral; coxsacchies, adenovirus, influenza A and B, plus a staph (bacterial) infection

• idiopathic
• autoimmune
• drugs

Question 17

Main bug of rheumatic heart disease

Answer 17

strep pyogenes

Question 18

most common valve that rheumatic heart disease affects

Answer 18

mitral regurg (in young), and stenossi (in adults)

Question 19

most common cardiac tumor

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Question 20

which part of the heart is affected more by cardiac myxoma

Answer 20

left atria

Question 21

type of tumor?

Answer 21

Cardiac Myxoma

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