Vascular Pathology Flashcards

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Arteriosclerosis (hyaline)

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Due to essential HTN or DM

Thickening of vessel wall

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Arteriosclerosis (hyperplastic)

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Due to severe HTN

onion skinning because of smooth muscle proliferation

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Arteriosclerosis (monkeberg)

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Medial calcification
Affects medium size A.
Vascular stiffening
Pipestem appearance on XRAY

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Atherosclerosi

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Arteriosclerosis caused by adipose plaque
Abdominal aorta>coronary artery>popliteal artery>carotid artery
Symptom : angina , claudication
Complications: aneurysm ischemia Infarcts peripheral vascular disease, thrombus, emboli

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Aneurysms abdominal

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Abd pain / back pain
Atherosclerosis
Pulpable pulsatile abd mass
Crescent shape non apcified (tire tar az aort dar cxr)

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Aneurysm thoracic

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Cystic medial degeneration

Risk factor : marfan, bicuspic aortic valve, HTN
Associated woth tertiary syphilis(end arteritis of vasa vasorum)
May cause AR

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Aortic dissection

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False lumen (dar cxr roshan tar az aorta)
Associated with marfan, bicuspid aortic valve, hypertension
Tearing: sudden onset chest pain radiating to back, organ ischemia, aortic rupture, death

Proximal: tx: surgery
Distal: betablocker then vasodilators

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