Quiz 3 - Other Pathologies/Syndromes Flashcards
carotid body tumours:
- AKA
- how common?
- sonographic appearance
- treatment
- common presentation
- AKA paraganglioma
- rare
- highly vascular
- most common presentation is palpable neck mass and headache
- resection standard therapy
an intimal flap is a sign of
dissection
indication for doing brachial blood pressures after a carotid doppler is
diagnosis subclavian steal syndrome
an ____ is an irregular heart beat
arrhythmia
the most common type of arrhythmia is
atrial fibrillation
define TIA
mini stroke that resolves <24 hours, lasts 10-15 min. affects the contralateral side except for amaurosis fugax
The most common cause of stroke in young adults is
Carotid dissection
A palpable pulsatile neck mass would probably be
A pseudoaneurysm
The ‘yin-yang’ sign is in reference to colour flow in which pathology?
Pseudoaneurysm
Takayasu’s arteritis
- AKA the “______” disease
- who does it affect
- what occurs
Takayasu’s arteritis
- AKA the “pulseless” disease
- Affects middle aged women of asian descent
- Severe intimal fibrosis
The “halo” sign of the temporal artery is indicative of giant cell arteritis.
True
DVT of the upper limbs and classified as thoracic outlet syndrome
Paget- Schroetter syndrome
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome
A drop in pressure of at least 20 mmHg pressure and reduced tibial artery velocities when the artery is compressed
A young 24 year old male who smokes heavily is at risk for developing
Beurger’s disease
Blue toe syndrome
- occlusion of what type of vessels
- usually occurs in which population
- rapid or gradual onset?
- risks if untreated
- occlusion of small vessels
- elderly populations
- rapid onset
- if untreated, gangrene
Nutcracker syndrome is the compression of what?
What can develop in men?
Left renal vein
Between SMA and aorta.
Varicocele
What is Leriche syndrome and what are s/s (3)?
Blockage of distal aorta before bifurcation
- claudication in buttock
- impotence
- decreased pulses in lower limb
With an A-V fistula, blood flows from where to where?
Arterial to venous
What is Raynauds?
Secondary vs primary
Venous spasm in response to cold or stress cause fingers/toes to go: white - blue - red
Primary no underlying cause, most common
Secondary has an underlying cause, more dangerous
