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Vascular Pathology Flashcards

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What is vasculitis?

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Inflammation of the blood vessel wall.

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What are the layers of the arterial wall?

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Endothelial intima smooth muscle media

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What are common clinical features of vasculitis?

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Nonspecific inflammatory symptoms (fever fatigue

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How is vasculitis classified by vessel size?

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Large-vessel (aorta and major branches) medium-vessel (muscular arteries to organs)

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What is temporal (giant cell) arteritis?

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Granulomatous vasculitis involving branches of the carotid artery common in older adults

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What are key symptoms of temporal arteritis?

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Headache (temporal artery) visual disturbances (ophthalmic artery)

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How is temporal arteritis diagnosed and treated?

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Diagnosis requires a biopsy with giant cells and intimal fibrosis; treatment is corticosteroids to prevent blindness.

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What is Takayasu arteritis?

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Granulomatous vasculitis involving the aortic arch at branch points often in young Asian females.

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What are the main clinical features of Takayasu arteritis?

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Visual and neurologic symptoms weak or absent pulse in the upper extremity (“pulseless disease”)

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How is Takayasu arteritis treated? .

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Corticosteroids

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What is polyarteritis nodosa?

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Necrotizing vasculitis involving multiple organs except the lungs common in young adults.

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What are key symptoms of polyarteritis nodosa?

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Hypertension (renal artery) abdominal pain with melena (mesenteric artery)

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What does polyarteritis nodosa look like on imaging?

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“String-of-pearls” appearance due to varying stages of lesions with transmural inflammation and fibrinoid necrosis.

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How is polyarteritis nodosa treated?

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Corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide; fatal if untreated.

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What is Kawasaki disease?

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An acute vasculitis affecting children especially Asian children under 4 years old.

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What are clinical features of Kawasaki disease?

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conjunctivitis Fever

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What are the main complications of Kawasaki disease?

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Coronary artery thrombosis (risk of MI) and aneurysm with rupture.

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How is Kawasaki disease treated?

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Aspirin and IVIG; it is self-limited.

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What is Buerger disease?

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A necrotizing vasculitis affecting the digits often associated with smoking.

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What are symptoms of Buerger disease?

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Ulceration gangrene

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How is Buerger disease treated?

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Smoking cessation.

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What is Wegener granulomatosis?

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Necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis affecting the nasopharynx lungs

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What are symptoms of Wegener granulomatosis?

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Sinusitis or nasopharyngeal ulcers hemoptysis with lung nodules

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What lab marker is associated with Wegener granulomatosis?

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Serum c-ANCA which correlates with disease activity.

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How is Wegener granulomatosis diagnosed and treated?

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Biopsy shows necrotizing granulomas; treatment is cyclophosphamide and steroids though relapses are common.

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What is microscopic polyangiitis?

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Necrotizing vasculitis similar to Wegener’s but without nasopharyngeal involvement or granulomas.

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What lab marker is associated with microscopic polyangiitis?

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Serum p-ANCA which correlates with disease activity.

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How is microscopic polyangiitis treated?

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Corticosteroids and cyclophosphamide; relapses are common.

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What is Churg-Strauss syndrome?

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Necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis with eosinophils affecting multiple organs

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What are key features of Churg-Strauss syndrome?

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Asthma peripheral eosinophilia

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What is Henoch-Schönlein purpura?

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IgA-mediated vasculitis the most common vasculitis in children.

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What are symptoms of Henoch-Schönlein purpura?

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Palpable purpura on buttocks/legs GI pain/bleeding

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How is Henoch-Schönlein purpura treated?

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Usually self-limited; steroids if severe.

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What is hypertension?

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Increased blood pressure which can affect the systemic or pulmonary circulation.

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How is systemic hypertension (HTN) defined?

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Pressure ≥ 140/90 mm Hg; normal is <120/80 mm Hg.

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How is HTN classified based on etiology?

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Primary (unknown cause 95%) and secondary (identifiable cause

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What are the risk factors for primary hypertension?

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Age race (higher in African Americans)

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What is a common cause of secondary hypertension?

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Renal artery stenosis known as renovascular hypertension.

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How does renal artery stenosis lead to HTN?

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Stenosis reduces glomerular blood flow activating the JGA to secrete renin

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What causes renal artery stenosis?

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Atherosclerosis (in elderly males) and fibromuscular dysplasia (in young females).

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What is fibromuscular dysplasia?

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A developmental defect causing irregular thickening of large- and medium-sized arteries especially the renal artery.

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How else can HTN be classified?

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Benign (most cases slow damage) and malignant (severe HTN > 200/120 mm Hg).

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What are signs of malignant hypertension?

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Acute end-organ damage including acute renal failure

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What is arteriosclerosis?

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Hardening of the arteries due to thickening of the vessel wall.

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What are the three types of arteriosclerosis?

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Atherosclerosis arteriolosclerosis

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What is atherosclerosis?

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Intimal plaque formation in large- and medium-sized arteries often with a necrotic core and fibromuscular cap.

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What are common sites of atherosclerosis?

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Abdominal aorta coronary artery

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What are modifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis?

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Hypertension high LDL cholesterol

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What are non-modifiable risk factors for atherosclerosis?

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Age gender (higher in males and postmenopausal females)

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What initiates the formation of atherosclerosis?

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Endothelial damage allowing lipids to enter the intima.

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What forms foam cells in atherosclerosis?

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Macrophages consume oxidized lipids becoming foam cells.

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What are the stages of atherosclerosis development?

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Starts as fatty streaks (lipid-laden macrophages) progressing to atherosclerotic plaque.

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What are complications of atherosclerosis?

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Stenosis plaque rupture with thrombosis

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What does stenosis of medium-sized vessels cause?

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Impaired blood flow leading to peripheral vascular disease angina

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What is the consequence of plaque rupture with thrombosis?

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Thrombosis can cause myocardial infarction (MI) in coronary arteries or stroke in cerebral arteries.

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What does plaque rupture with embolization cause?

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Atherosclerotic emboli often containing cholesterol crystals.

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What happens when atherosclerosis weakens the vessel wall?

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Can lead to aneurysm formation such as abdominal aortic aneurysm.

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What is arteriolosclerosis?

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Narrowing of small arterioles divided into hyaline and hyperplastic types.

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What causes hyaline arteriolosclerosis?

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Protein leakage into the vessel wall often due to benign HTN or diabetes.

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What is hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis?

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Thickening of vessel walls due to smooth muscle hyperplasia giving an “onion-skin” appearance

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What is Monckeberg medial calcific sclerosis?

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Calcification of the media in muscular arteries which is non-obstructive and clinically insignificant.

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What is aortic dissection?

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Intimal tear with blood dissecting through the aortic media typically in the proximal aorta.

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What causes aortic dissection?

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Most commonly HTN; also connective tissue disorders like Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

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What are symptoms and complications of aortic dissection?

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Sharp tearing chest pain radiating to the back; complications include pericardial tamponade

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What is thoracic aneurysm and its classic cause?

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Dilation of the thoracic aorta often due to tertiary syphilis

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What are complications of thoracic aneurysm?

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Aortic valve insufficiency compression of nearby structures

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What is abdominal aortic aneurysm and its classic cause?

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Dilation of the abdominal aorta often due to atherosclerosis

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What is a major complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm?

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Rupture particularly when >5 cm

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What is hemangioma?

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A benign tumor of blood vessels commonly seen at birth

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What is angiosarcoma?

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A highly aggressive malignant proliferation of endothelial cells commonly in skin

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What exposures are associated with liver angiosarcoma?

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Polyvinyl chloride arsenic

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What is Kaposi sarcoma?

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A low-grade malignant proliferation of endothelial cells associated with HHV-8 infection.

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What are the types of Kaposi sarcoma?

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Older Eastern European males (localized) AIDS patients (disseminated)

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