heart and blood vessels

Question 1

3 forms of arteriosclerosis

Answer 1

Atherosclerosis
mockeberg medial calcific sclerosis
arteriosclerosis

Question 2

most important form of arteriosclerosis

Answer 2

Atherosclerosis

Question 3

ATH has intimal lesions called what?

Answer 3

ateheromas, athermatous plaques and fibrofatty plaques

Question 4

what is the most important manifestation of

ATH

Answer 4

CHD

Question 5

basic features at ATH?

Answer 5

raised focal lesion of the intima
soft yellow core of cholesterol
esters covered by a fibrous cap
Fatty streak appears first miscroscopically

Question 6

components of ATH

Answer 6

cells: smooth muscle cells
superfiscial fibrous cap
deep fibrous cap with necrotic core of lipids and foam cells

Question 7

complications of ATH

Answer 7

hemmorrhage into plaque
rupture/ulceration/erosion
superimposed thrombosis
aneurysmal dilation
fatty streak

Question 8

fatty streak can develop into

Answer 8

atheroma

Question 9

steps of development of ATH

Answer 9

chronic endothelial injury
adhesion of blood monocytes to endothelium
adhesion of platelets
migration of smooth muscle cells to media to intima
increased accumulation of lipid within the cell and outside

Question 10

PT. has either benign HTN, diabetes, elderly, or benign nephrosclerosis and you see pink hyaline thickening of the walls what arteriosclerosis do they have

Answer 10

hyaline

Question 11

PT. has malignant nephrosclerosis and you see a onion skin appearance on the walls on the lumen what arteriosclerosis does the pt. have

Answer 11

hyperplastic