Dr. Roecker's Rapid Review - Cardiovascular Pathology Flashcards
What is the name for plaques?
atheromas
What is hardening of the arteries called?
atherosclerosis
What cause hardening of the arteries?
atheromas (plaques)
Atherosclerosis has the greatest impact on which arteries?
Large muscular
Atherosclerosis ______ lumen.
narrows
Atherosclerosis increases what?
thrombosis
Atherosclerosis commonly follows what?
Damage to the endothelium (HTN)
Atheromas are filled with what? 3
Macrophages,
Necrotic cellular debris,
Cholesterol esters (lipids)
Atheromas are covered by what?
A fibrous cap
Atheromas may ______ and cause _____.
Rupture
Massive thrombosis
What is a common cause of MI?
When atheromas rupture and cause a massive thrombosis.
95% of hypertension cases are __________.
Essential
What is “essential hypertension”?
Idiopathic, familial history
VSD - Ventricular Septal Defect has a hole between what?
Left and right ventricles
What is the most common congenital defect?
VSD - Ventricular Septal Defect
Which defect has a hole between the left and right atria?
Atrial Septal Defect - ASD
ASD has a patent _____.
Foremen ovale
What is the most common cause of cyanosis at birth?
Tetralogy of Fallot
What four things make up Tetralogy of Fallot?
Large VSD
Aorta overriding VSD
Right ventricular outflow obstruction
Right ventricular hypertrophy
What 5 things do you see with coarctation of the aorta?
Narrowing of aortic arch, Upper extremity HTN, Lower extremity claudication (vascular), Cyanosis, Weak pulses
A localized malformation characterized by deformity of the aortic media, causing narrowing, usually severe, of the lumen of the vessel.
Coarctation of the aorta
What is transposition of the great vessels?
Reversal of the aorta and pulmonary arteries
Transposition of the great vessels causes?
Cyanosis
What is the most common cause of pleural effusion?
Congestive Heart Failure - CHF
Pleural effusion has no _______ and is _______.
No inflammation,
transudate.
Congestive Heart failure is the result of what? 3
Dysfunctional systole, diastole, or valvular dysfunction.
Valvular dysfunction in CHF could either be ____ or ____.
Stenosis
prolapse
Ventricular hypertrophy is most common on which ventricle?
left