VASCULAR DISEASE TERMS

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hardening of the arteries, thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls

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arteriosclerosis

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formation of atheromata

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atherosclerosis

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medial calcific sclerosis, hardened arterial wall (calcification within media)

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mockenbergs arteriosclerosis

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thickening of walls of small arteries and arterioles

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arteriolosclerosis

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fibrofatty plaques, begins in early childhood

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intimal lesions

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protrude into lumen, weaken underlying media

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atheroma lesion

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raised fibroplatty plaques within the intima

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atheroma

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core of lipid with a fibrous cap

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plaque

Question 9

name this type of arteriosclerosis

assoc with diabetes mellitus
-homogenous pink thickening of arteriole wall

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hyaline

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name this type of arteriosclerosis

assoc with malignant hypertension

• diffuse arteriolar wall thickening
• luminal narrowing
• Ischemia of distal tissues

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hyperplastic

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vasculitides: non infectious systemic necrotizing inflammation of any vessel

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vasculitis

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segmental fibrinoid necrosis and thrombotic occlusion of lumen of small artery

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polyarteritis nodosa

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C-ANCA

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Wegener’s granulomatosis

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affects small vessels
lesions tend to be same age
antigens include, drugs, organisms, tumors, heterologous proteins

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microscopic polyarteritis

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most common of the vasculitides

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giant cell arteritis

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chronic vasculitis that affects the aorta, main branches and pulmonary aa

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takayasu’s arteritis

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acute afebrile illness of infancy and early childhood presents less than 4 y/o

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kawasaki’s disease

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aka Berger’s disease presenting with painful lesions of extremities

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thromboangiitis obliterans

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paroxysmal pallor and cyanosis of digits or aural parts induced by vasospasm of small vessels

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raynauds disease

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arterial insufficiency of extremities secondary to arterial narrowing induced by various conditions

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raynauds phenom

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localized abnormal dilation of any vessel

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aneurysms

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atherosclerotic assoc with hypertension

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aortic aneurysm

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tertiary stage of syphilis

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syphilitic aneurysm

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most common catastrophic illness involving aorta

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aortic dissection

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superficial veins of leg abnormally dilated due to prolonged increased intraluminal pressure

no embolism

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varicose veins

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inflammation and venous thrombosis

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thrombophlebitis

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neoplasms compressing or invading the SVC

dusky cyanosis
dissension of veins in arms, head and neck

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superior vena caval syndrome

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thrombosis from femoral or iliac vein

neoplasms

lower extremity edema
dissension of superficial lower abdominal veins

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inferior vena vagal syndrome