Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Flashcard 71: Macrophages bloated with cholesterol eventually form _____ cells within the subendothelium

Answer: foam

Flashcard 72: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis is due to sterile vegetations that arise in association with a(n) hypercoagulable state or underlying _____

Answer: adenocarcinoma

Flashcard 73: Venous congestion and tissue ischemia can result in _____ dermatitis

Answer: venous stasis

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Flashcard 74: Lacunar strokes most commonly involve the _____ vessels, resulting in small cystic areas of infarction

Answer: lenticulostriate

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Flashcard 75: Takayasu arteritis is a granulomatous thickening and narrowing of the _____ and proximal great vessels

Answer: aortic arch

Extra: Atlas: Clinical Features Initial signs and symptoms usually are nonspecific, including fatigue, weight loss, and fever. With progression, vascular signs and symptoms appear and dominate the clinical picture. These include reduced upper-extremity blood pressure and pulse strength; neurologic deficits; and ocular disturbances, including visual field defects, retinal hemorrhages, and total blindness. Distal aorta disease can manifest as leg claudication, and pulmonary artery involvement can cause pulmonary hypertension.

Flashcard 76: Intraparenchymal hemorrhage may be seen with _____ angiopathy, which is characterized by recurrent lobar hemorrhagic strokes in the elderly

Answer: amyloid

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Flashcard 77: _____ cardiomyopathy is characterized by massive ventricular hypertrophy, often with septal predominance

Answer: Hypertrophic

Flashcard 78: _____ is a mutated form of factor V that is resistant to degradation by activated protein C

Answer: Factor V Leiden

Flashcard 79: Which part of the blood vessel wall is affected by atherosclerosis? _____

Answer: Intima

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Flashcard 80: What microscopic changes occur from 3 - 10 days post-MI? _____

Answer: Macrophage infiltration (acute inflammation)*

Extra: Key complication is RUPTURE