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what is ECM made of?

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elastin
collagen
glycosaminoglycans

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what are the 3 components of the vasculature?

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endothelial cells
smooth muscle cells
ECM

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what are the 5 fxns of the endothelial cells?

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maintain non-thrombogenic blood-tissue interface
modulate vascular resistance
metabolize hormones
regulate inflammation
regulate cell growth
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which component of the vasculature proliferates when stimulated?

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smooth muscle cells

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what do smooth muscle cells synthesize?

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collagen
elastin
proteoglycans

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what do smooth muscle cells elaborate?

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growth factors

cytokines

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what are the 3 layers of the vasculature?

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intima
media
adventitia

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what are the 2 specialized layers in muscular arteries?

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internal elastic lamina

external elastic lamina

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T/F: arteries have valves

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false

veins do

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where do berry aneurysms occur?

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cerebral vessels

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T/F: the majority of berry aneurysms occur sporadically

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TRUE

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what are 4 possible genetic causes of berry aneurysms?

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AD polycystic kidney disease
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
NF1
Marfan

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what are 2 risk factors for developing berry aneurysms?

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cigarette smoking & HTN

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are berry aneurysms present at birth?

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no
they develop over time
(they’re still inexplicably called congenital though)

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what are atriovenous fistulas?

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small direct connections btwn arteries & veins that bypass capillaries

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can inflammatory necrosis of adjacent vessels cause AV fistulas?

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yes

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can developmental defects cause AV fistulas?

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yes

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can penetrating injuries that pierce arteries & veins cause AV fistulas?

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yes

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can rupture of an arterial aneurysm into an adjacent vein cause an AV fistula?

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yes

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can AV fistulas be iatrogenic?

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yes

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what is fibromuscular dysplasia?

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focal irregular thickening of the walls of medium & large muscular arteries

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what does fibromuscular dysplasia result in?

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luminal stenosis

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at what age does fibromuscular dysplasia occur?

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any

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in what group is fibromuscular dysplasia most common?

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young women

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what is an aneurysm?
localized abnormal dilation of a blood vessel or the heart
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T/F: aneurysms are always acquired
false | they can also be congenital
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what are the 2 types of aneurysms?
true | false
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what are the 2 forms of true aneurysms?
saccular | fusiform
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what is a true aneurysm?
involves an intact attenuated arterial wall or thinned ventricular wall
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what are 4 examples of true aneurysms?
atherosclerotic syphilitic congenital ventricular following transmural infarction
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what is another name for a false aneurysm?
pseudo-aneurysm
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what is a false aneurysm?
a defect in the vascular wall leading to an extravascular hematoma that freely communicates w/ the intravascular space
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what is an example of a false aneurysm?
ventricular rupture w/ pericardial adhesion
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what is a saccular true aneurysm?
spherical outpouchings involving only a portion of the vessel
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how big are saccular true aneurysms?
5-20 cm diameter
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what is a fusiform true aneurysm?
diffuse circumferential dilation of a long vascular segment
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how big are fusiform true aneurysms?
up to 20 cm diameter
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where can you find fusiform true aneurysms?
extensive portions of the aortic arch abdominal aorta iliac arteries
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what can cause an aneurysm to form (generally)?
any process that causes weakening of the vessel wall
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what are the 2 main general causes of aneurysms?
sporadic OR connective tissue disease
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what is Marfan syndrome?
a defect of fibrillin
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what is Ehlers-Danlos?
a defect in the synthesis or structure of fibrillar collagen
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what is Vitamin C deficiency?
altered collagen cross-linking
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what is Loeys-Dietz syndrome?
a defect in elastin, collagen I, & collagen III
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how can inflammation cause an aneurysm?
alters the balance of synthesis & destruction of collagen | increased matrix metalloproteases (MMP) degrade the ECM
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what causes a thickening of the intima and cystic medial degeneration?
loss of smooth muscle cells OR proliferation of non-collagenous/non-elastic ECM
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what is the consequence of a thickened intima?
decreased diffusion of oxygen and nutrients to the media
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what are the 2 most important predisposing factors for aneurysms?
HTN & atherosclerosis
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what does atherosclerosis cause particularly?
AAA | abdominal aortic aneurysm
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what does HTN cause particularly?
ascending aortic aneurysm
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can infection cause an aneurysm?
yes d/t embolization, direct extension, or organism circulation
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can aneurysms be congenital?
yes (developmental berry aneurysms)
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what is the most common location of atherosclerotic aneurysms?
abdominal aorta
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how do AAAs form?
cystic medial degeneration results in thinning & weakness
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what is a major influence for developing AAA?
increased MMP (matrix metalloproteases)
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T/F: AAAs are always saccular
false | they can be saccular or fusiform
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what is an inflammatory type AAA?
dense periaortic fibrosis containing abundant lymphocytes, plasma cells, & macrophages
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what is a mycotic type AAA?
d/t circulating microorganisms that destroys the media
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what are the 4 clinical consequences of a AAA?
rupture w/ potential fatal hemorrhage obstruction of branch vessel embolism from atheroma or mural thrombus impingement on adjacent structures
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what is a thoracic aneurysm most commonly assoc w?
HTN
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what are the sx of a thoracic aneurysm?
bone pain cough (pressure on recurrent laryngeal nerve) aortic valve dilation w/ insufficiency
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what can a TAA encroach on?
mediastinal structures lungs & airways esophagus
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what is a dissection?
blood splays apart the laminar planes of the media to form a blood filled channel w/i the vessel wall
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T/F: dissection is always assoc w/ vessel dilation
FALSE (may or may not be assoc w/ it)
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who gets dissections?
men 40-60 yo w/ HTN | younger pts w/ systemic & localized abnormalities of the aorta
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why don't you usually see dissection w/ atherosclerosis?
bc of medial fibrosis
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what is the major risk factor for dissection?
HTN
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what is the pathophysiology of dissection?
medial hypertrophy of the vasa vasorum w/ degenerative changes of the media i.e. injury d/t diminished flow
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what 3 tissue disorders can lead to dissection?
Marfan Ehlers-danlos Vitamin C deficiency
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what is the most frequent histologically detectable lesion w/ dissection?
cystic medial degeneration
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what is a Type A dissection?
a proximal lesion involving either the ascending aorta only or in conjunction w/ the descending aorta
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what DeBakey types are assoc w/ Type A dissection?
I & II
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what is a Type B dissection?
distal lesion beginning distal to the subclavian artery & NOT involving the ascending aorta
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what DeBakey types are assoc w/ Type B dissection?
type III
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what is DeBakey type I?
involves ascending AND descending aorta | type A
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what is DeBakey type II?
involves ascending aorta only | type A
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what is DeBakey type III?
involves the descending aorta only (distal to subclavian) | type B
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what is vasculitis?
general term for vessel wall inflammation
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what do the clinical features of vasculitis depend on?
which vascular bed is affected
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T/F: vasculitis affects only small vessels
false | affects any vessels of any organ or any size
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what are the 2 most common pathogenic mechanisms of vasculitis?
immune-mediated inflammation | direct invasion of vascular walls by infectious pathogens
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T/F: infectious pathogens can initiate both infectious AND non-infectious vasculitis
true | idk why
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what vessels does large vessel vasculitis affect?
aorta | large branches to extremities/head/neck
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what are 2 types of large vessel vasculitis?
``` Giant cell (temporal) arteritis Takayasu arteritis ```
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what vessels does medium vessel vasculitis affect?
main visceral arteries & their branches
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what are 2 types of medium vessel vasculitis?
Polyarteritis nodosa | Kawasaki disease
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what vessels does small vessel vasculitis affect?
arterioles venules capillaries small arteries
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what vessels does variable vessel vasculitis affect?
no predominant type
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what are 2 types of variable vessel vasculitis?
Behcet's disease | Cogan's syndrome
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what is the mechanism for large vessel vasculitis?
granulomatous disease
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what is the mechanism for medium vessel vasculitis?
immune-complex mediated OR anti-endothelial cell ab
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what are the mechanisms for small vessel vasculitis?
immune complex mediated OR paucity of immune complexes (often w/ ANCA)
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what are the 4 types of immune-complex mediated small vessel vasculitis?
SLE IgA Cryoglobin OTHER
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what are the 3 types of "paucity of immune complexes" small vessel vasculitis?
vasculitis w/o asthma or granulomas granulomas, no asthma eosinophils, asthma, & granulomas
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what are the 8 types of small vessel vasculitis?
``` SLE vasculitis IgA vasculitis cryoglobinemic vasculitis Wegener granulomatosis Churg-Strauss syndrome Microscopic polyantitis anti-GBM disease hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis ```
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what are 3 other types of vasculitis?
single organ vasculitis assoc w/ systemic disease vasculitis assoc w/ probable etiology
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does non-infectious vasculitis predispose you to vasculitis?
yes | Kawasaki disease
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what 3 things happen in non-infectious vasculitis?
immune complex deposition anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic ab anti-endothelial cell ab
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what are 3 examples of immune-complex associated vasculitis?
SLE polyarteritis nodosa drug hypersensitivity vasculitis
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what 3 things are detected in immune complex assoc vasculitis?
ab complement ag-ab complexes
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what does ANCA stand for?
antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies
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what is ANCA?
circulating abs react w/ neutrophil cytoplasmic ag
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what are the abs directed against in ANCA?
``` they're heterogeneous directed against: neutrophil primary granules monocyte lysosomes endothelial cells ```
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what are the 2 types of antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies?
anti-myeloperoxidase (MPO-ANCA) & anti-proteinase-3 (PR3-ANCA)
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what is MPO?
a lysosomal granule constituent
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what conditions is MPO-ANCA seen in?
therapeutic agents (propylthiouracil) microscopic polyangitis Churg-Strauss syndrome
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what is p-ANCA?
perinuclear
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what is c-ANCA?
cytoplasmic
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what is PR3?
a neutrophil azurophilic granule constituent
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what does PR3 share homology with?
microbial peptides
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when do you see PR3-ANCA?
in Wegener granulomatosis
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what are the 2 mechanisms for vasculitis with ANCA?
drugs or cross-reactive microbe (ag) induce ANCA formation OR neutrophils release MPO/PR3 & cause ANCA formation in a susceptible host
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what happens when the host releases cytokines?
causes expression of MPO/PR3 on neutrophils or other cell types
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what happens when ANCA reacts?
directly induces endothelial injury OR activates other neutrophils
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what do ANCA-activated neutrophils do?
degranulate, release ROS > further injure endothelial cells
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what is the process for vasculitis with ANCA (4 steps)?
1. induced ANCA formation via drugs (or ag) OR neutrophil release of MPO/PR3 2. cytokine release > MPO/PR3 expression on neutrophils 3. ANCA react > endothelial injury or activation of neutrophils 4. ANCA-activated neutrophils degranulate > ROS > injure endothelial cells
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what is the most common vasculitis among elderly pts over 50 yo?
giant cell arteritis
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what is giant cell arteritis?
chronic granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries
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what does giant cell arteritis affect?
arteries of the head: temporal artery, vertebral artery, ophthalmic artery, aorta
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is giant cell arteritis a medical emergency?
YES | ophthalmic artery involvement can cause blindness
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what is the mechanism of giant cell arteritis?
T cell lymphocytic immune response to an unknown ag
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what 2 things may also contribute to giant cell arteritis?
TNF & anti-endothelial cell humoral immune responses
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what is the histology of giant cell arteritis?
discontinuous involvement of the vessel intimal thickening medial granulomatous inflammation with giant cells elastic lamina fragmentation
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what is the clinical consequence of having discontinuous involvement of the vessel?
multiple biopsies
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what is takayasu arteritis?
granulomatous arteritis of medium or large arteries
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what characterizes takayasu arteritis?
ocular disturbances | marked weakening of pulses in upper extremities (pulseless disease)
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what happens to the aorta in takayasu arteritis?
fibrous thickening of the aortic arch & great vessels
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what does takayasu arteritis share features with?
giant cell arteritis | BUT W/ TAKAYASU THE PTS ARE LESS THAN 50 YO!!!!!
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what is polyarteritis nodosa?
systemic vasculitis of small or medium-sized muscular arteries
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what arteries does polyarteritis nodosa affect?
``` renal vessels visceral vessels (heart, liver, GI tract) ```
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what arteries does polyarteritis nodosa NOT affect?
pulmonary circulation | arterioles, capillaries, venules
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what disease is polyarteritis nodosa assoc w/?
chronic hep B
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what complexes in vessels w/ hep B & polyarteritis nodosa?
HBsAg-HBsAb | immune complex mediated
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what is the cause of polyarteritis nodosa?
unknown in most cases
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what is polyartertitis nodosa?
segmental transmural necrotizing inflammation (neutrophils, eosinophils, & lymphocytes)
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how does polyarteritis nodosa affect the vessel?
circumferentially
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what region does polyarteritis nodosa prefer?
vessel branch points
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what are some complications of polyarteritis nodosa?
weakened vessels | aneurysms
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what replaces the acute inflammatory infiltrate in polyarteritis nodosa?
fibrous thickening of the vessel wall
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what are the lesions like in polyarteritis nodosa?
coexist in different stages > recurrent & ongoing insults
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what is kawasaki disease?
acute febrile self-limited illness of infancy/childhood
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what vessels does kawasaki affect?
large to medium to small vessels
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what kind of syndrome is kawasaki?
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
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what are the sx of kawasaki?
``` conjunctival & oral erythema & erosion edema of hands & feet erythema of palms & soles desquamative rash cervical lymph node enlargement ```
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why is kawasaki clinically significant?
coronary artery involvement
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what can cause MI in kawasaki?
aneurysms that rupture & thrombose
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why is there vasculitis in kawasaki?
from delayed hypersensitivity rxn of T cells to uncharacterized ag (possibly infectious agents)
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what is the auto-ab process in kawasaki?
cytokines produced B cell activation auto-ab produced against endothelial & smooth muscle cells
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what part of the vessel do kawasaki inflammatory lesions affect?
entire thickness of the vessel wall
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does kawasaki have more or less fibrinoid necrosis than polyarteritis nodosa?
less
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what happens w/ healed lesions in kawasaki?
may have obstructive intimal thickening
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what is microscopic polyangitis?
segmental fibrinoid necrotizing vasculitis
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what vessels does microscopic polyangitis affect?
capillaries, arterioles, and venules
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what disease does microscopic polyangitis resemble?
polyarteritis nodosa | but microscopic polyangitis affects SMALLER VESSELS
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T/F: all lesions in microscopic polyangitis are at the same stage at the same time
TRUE
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which ANCA is microscopic polyangitis assoc w/?
MPO-ANCA
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what is another name for microscopic polyangitis?
leukocytoclastic vasculitis
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what does microscopic polyangitis affect?
``` skin > palpable cutaneous purpura mucous membranes lungs > hemoptysis brain heart GI tract > bowel pain & bleeding kidney > hematuria, proteinuria muscle > pain, weakness ```
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what can microscopic polyangitis occur w/?
henoch-schonlein purpura essential mixed cryoglobinemia vasculitis assoc w/ CT disorders
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what is Churg-Strauss syndrome?
small vessel necrotizing vasculitis
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what is churg-strauss assoc w/?
``` asthma allergic rhinitis lung infiltrates peripheral hypereosinophilia extravascular necrotizing granulomas ```
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what is churg-strauss also called?
allergic granulomatosis
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what does churg-strauss histologically resemble?
PAN or microscopic polyangitis | BUT churg-strauss has granulomas & eosinophils
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what ANCA is present sometimes w/ Churg-Strauss?
MPO-ANCA
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what are the clinical manifestations of churg-strauss?
palpable purpura GI tract bleeding focal & segmental glomerulosclerosis
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what 3 things characterize the necrotizing vasculitis assoc w/ Wegener granulomatosis?
acute necrotizing granulomas in upper &/or lower respiratory tract necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis affecting small-med sized vessels focal necrotizing crescentic glomerulonephritis
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what does Wegener granulomatosis resemble?
polyarteritis nodosa | BUT Wegener has respiratory involvement
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what is Wegener granulomatosis?
a T-cell mediated hypersensitivity rxn to an inhaled infectious agent
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what ab it present in 95% of wegener pts?
anti-PR3 c-ANCA
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what is another name from thromboangiitis obliterans?
buerger disease
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what is thromboangiitis obliterans?
segmental thrombosing acute & chronic inflammation of medium & small arteries
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what does thromboangiitis obliterans lead to?
vascular insufficiency principally in the tibial & radial arteries (sometimes veins & nerves)
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who gets thromboangiitis obliterans?
almost exclusively seen in heavy smokers before 35 yo
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why do cigarettes cause vascular damage?
directly toxic to endothelial cells OR an immune response to cigarettes
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what are the clinical features of thromboangiitis obliterans?
superficial nodular phlebitis Raynaud-type cold sensitivity instep claudication severe pain at rest in extremities
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what is infectious vasculitis?
direct invasion of infectious agents (bacteria or fungus)
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how can infectious vasculitis spread hematogenously?
seeding during sepsis or embolization
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what can infectious vasculitis lead to?
mycotic aneurysms
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what is Raynaud phenomenon a result of?
exaggerated vasoconstriction of digital arteries & arterioles
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what are the sx of Raynaud phenomenon?
paroxysmal pallor | cyanosis of digits of hands & feet
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what is primary raynaud phenomenon?
exaggeration of central & local vasomotor responses to cold or emotional stress
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what is secondary raynaud phenomenon?
``` vascular insufficiency of the extremities secondary to arterial disease caused by... SLE Scleroderma Buerger disease Atherosclerosis ```
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what are varicose veins?
abnormally dilated tortuous veins
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how are varicose veins produced?
prolonged increased intraluminal pressure & loss of vessel support
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where can you get varicose veins?
superficial veins of upper & lower leg esophageal varices hemorrhoids
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how can varicose veins cause esophageal varices?
d/t portal vein HTN
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what can esophageal varices do?
rupture > fatal hemorrhage
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what are thrombophlebitis & phlebothrombosis?
interchangeable names for venous thrombosis & inflammation
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where do you get thrombophlebitis?
``` deep leg veins periprostatic venous plexus pelvic venous plexus large skull veins dural sinuses ```
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where does MOST thrombophlebitis occur?
deep leg veins | 90%
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why do pts get thrombophlebitis in their deep leg veins?
prolonged immobilization predisposes you
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what can deep leg vein thrombophlebitis lead to?
PE
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what predisposes you to thrombophlebitis?
systemic hypercoagulability
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when can you get migratory thrombophlebitis?
paraneoplastic syndromes
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what causes SVC syndrome?
neoplasms that compress or invade the SVC (bronchogenic ca or mediastinal lymphoma)
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what are the complications of SVC syndrome?
dilation of the veins of the head | neck & arm cyanosis
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what causes IVC syndrome?
neoplasms that invade or compress the IVC (HCC, RCC) OR thrombus from hepatic, renal, or LE veins
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what is lymphangitis?
acute inflammation d/t bacteria
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which bacteria cause lymphangitis?
group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
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what causes primary lymphedema?
congenital defects OR familial agenesis or hypoplasia
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what causes secondary lymphedema?
``` tumors lymph node dissection post-irradiation fibrosis filariasis post-inflammatory thrombosis & scarring ```
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T/F: primary tumors of large vessels are common
FALSE | they're rare!
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what is the neoplasm you get in the vessels?
soft tissue sarcoma
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from what can vessel neoplasms be derived?
endothelium OR cells that support blood vessels
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what do benign vessel tumors produce?
well-formed vascular channels lined by normal endothelium
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what do malignant vessel tumors look like?
``` NO well-formed vascular channels cytologic atypia (duh) ```
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what are hemangiomas/pyogenic granulomas?
common tumors w/ increased #s of BVs filled w/ blood
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what is a capillary hemangioma?
closely packed thin walled capillaries
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what is a cavernous hemangioma?
large dilated vascular channels
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what is a pyogenic granuloma a form of?
capillary hemangioma
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what is lymphangioma?
benign lymphatic analogues of BV hemangioma
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what is simple capillary lymphangioma?
small lymphatic channels
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what is cavernous lymphangioma?
massively dilated lymphatic channels w/ lymphocytes in the CT
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what is another name for cavernous lymphangioma?
cystic hygroma
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what is the cause of Kaposi sarcoma?
HHV-8
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who gets chronic Kaposi sarcoma?
older Eastern European/Mediterranean men
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how does Kaposi sarcoma present?
skin lesions
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who gets lymphadenopathic KS?
people in areas of Africa
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how does lymphadenopathic KS present?
lymphadenopathy (duh)
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what is transplant associated KS?
occurs in organ transplant & immunosuppressed setting
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how does transplant associated KS present?
nodal, mucosal, visceral involvement | v aggressive
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who gets AIDS-assoc KS?
pts w/ AIDS
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what is the most prevalent malignancy in AIDS pts?
AIDS assoc KS
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how does AIDS assoc KS present?
lymph node & visceral involvement
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what is angiosarcoma?
malignant endothelial neoplasms that range from well-differentiated to anaplastic
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what settings give you hepatic angiosarcoma?
arsenic, thorotrast, polyvinyl chloride, lymphedema, post-radiation
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what is a glomus tumor?
benign tumor arising from modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body
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what is the glomus body involved w/?
thermoregulation
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what is vascular ectasia?
common lesions but NOT true neoplasms | local dilation of pre-existing vessels
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what are the types of vascular ectasia?
nevus flammeus spider telangiectasia hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
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what are some examples of nevus flammeus?
birthmarks port-wine stain Sturge-Weber syndrome
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what is another name for hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia?
Osler-Weber-Rendu disease
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what is bacillary angiomatosis?
vascular proliferation arising from an opportunistic infection in immunocompromised pts
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what bacteria causes bacillary angiomatosis?
Bartonella
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what is hemangioendothelioma?
intermediate neoplasm eg epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
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what is hemangiopericytoma?
rare tumors derived from pericytes
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