FA 2.9 Flashcards
1
Q
In a patient with HTN, an abdominal bruit can indicate?
A
RAS (renal artery stenosis)
1
Q
Medial calcification of medium sized arteries without causing luminal narrowing is characteristic of?
A
Monckeberg medial sclerosis
2
Q
Retinal arteriovenous nicking is characteristic of?
A
Arterioles compressing venules leading to venule collapse/narrowing
3
Q
An ophthalmologic finding of yellow-white deposits on the retina indicate?
A
Soft exudates (cotton-whool spots)
4
Q
A young female with HTN and beading pattern on renal angiogram dilation reveal?
A
Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD)
5
Q
Malignant HTN leads to what type of necorsis?
A
Fibrinoid necrosis
6
Q
What chain of events leads to hyaline arteriosclerosis?
A
- Chronic hemodynamic stress
- Leakage of plasma proteins across injured endothelial cells into vessel walls
- Increased ECM production by smooth muscle cells
7
Q
What are the events that lead to hyperplastic arteriosclerosis?
A
- Acute or severe HTN
- smooth muscle hyperplasia
- Concentric thickening of arteriolar wall
- luminal narrowing
