Pathology - Pathology of venous circulation Flashcards
what type of veins can become varicose veins?
a. deep
b. superficial
c. perforator
b.superficial
what are varicose veins most commonly caused by?
a. gravity
b. heart failure
c. valve dysfunction
a.gravity
variscose veins are not
a. swollen
b. distended
c. enlarged
d. shrunken
d.shrunken
Sample exam question A 46 year old woman is diagnosed with varicose veins. Which vein(s) are usually affected? a)Deep leg veins b)Inferior vena cava c) Pulmonary veins d)Superficial leg veins e)Superior vena cava
d)Superficial leg veins
poor blood flow in superficial or deep leg veins causes blood to accumulate chronically.This happens in which condition?
a. varicose veins
b. stasis dermatitis
c. deep vein thrombosis
b.stasis dermatitis
which veins are affected by stasis dermatitis?
a. deep
b. superficial
c. deep and superficial
c.deep and superficial
what cells break down in stasis dermatitis?
a. white blood cells
c. platelets
d. red blood cells
d.red blood cells
pigmentation of haemosiderin pigment and inflammation of skin leads to what in stasis dermatitis?
a. distended swollen veins
b. ulceration
c. blood vessel injury
b. ulceration
A 46 year old woman with chronic venous impairment has pigmented
inflamed skin changes in her lower leg. A skin biopsy shows increased
vascularity and pigment in keeping with stasis dermatitis.
Which pigment is characteristically seen?
a) Bile
b) Copper
c) Haemosiderin
d) Melanin
e
c) Haemosiderin
what is present on the skin biopsy of stasis dermatitis?
a. decreased vascularity
b. increased glands
c. increased vascuarity
d. increased neutrophils
c.increased vascuarity
which of these is not a component of blood clots/thrombus?
a. platelets
b. red blood cells
c. protein meshwork of fibrin
d. thromboxane
d.thromboxane
formation of thrombus in the deep veins of the legs is known as?
a. embolism
b. aneurysm
c. deep vein thrombosis
d. stasis dermatitis
c.deep vein thrombosis
true or false soluble circulating precursor proteins are converted to insoluble circulating proteins via the coagulation cascade?
a. true
b. false
a.true
true or false thrombosis only occurs in the veins?
a. true
b. false
b.false
Thrombosis can also occur in the arterial
system eg. coronary artery atheroma with
thrombosis and carotid artery thrombosis
A 34 year old man is diagnosed with antiphospholipid syndrome. Which condition is he at increased risk? a) Barrett’s metaplasia b) Deep vein thrombosis c) Hyperlipidaemia d) Hyperphosphataemia e) Hypophosphataemia
b) Deep vein thrombosis
a blocked blood vessel in the lungs is known as?
a. pulmonary embolism
b. deep vein thrombosis
c. varicose veins
d. stasis dermatitis
a. pulmonary embolism
An autopsy is performed on a 45 year old woman who died suddenly. A saddle
pulmonary embolus is identified as the immediate cause of death.
From which vein did this thrombus most likely originate?
a) Deep leg vein
b) Superficial leg vein
c) Pulmonary vein
d) Superior vena cava
e) Renal vein
a) Deep leg vein
An autopsy is performed on a 25 year old woman who died within a number of
hours of having a cosmetic enhancement procedure. Histology of lung samples
shows several plugs of fat cells within small pulmonary arterioles.
Which procedure was most likely performed on this patient?
a) Brazilian butt lift
b) Breast augmentation
c) Botulinum toxin injection
d) Hair transplant surgery
e) Tummy tuck
a) Brazilian butt lift
An autopsy is performed on a 25 year old woman who died within a number of
hours of having delivered a baby. Histology of lung samples shows numerous flakes
of keratin within small pulmonary arterioles.
Which is the most likely cause of death?
a) Fat embolism
b) Thrombo-embolism
c) Amniotic fluid embolism
d) Air embolism
e) Tumour embolism
c) Amniotic fluid embolism
