Vascular Pathology — MCQs

Kaposi's sarcoma is a tumor of which system?

A 55-year-old woman presents with several weeks of fever, abdominal pain, weight loss, and fatigue. Three days prior to assessment, she developed a left foot drop. Her blood pressure is 160/90 mm Hg and pulse is 80/min. Physical examination confirms left peroneal nerve damage and a bilateral sensory neuropathy in both legs. There are no skin rashes. Laboratory evaluation reveals an ESR of 105 mm/h, WBC of 14,000/mL, and negative serologic tests for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) and ANA. The eosinophil count is normal, and urinalysis is negative for casts, protein, and red cells. A clinical diagnosis of polyarteritis nodosa is made. Which of the following is the most likely mechanism for renal injury in this condition?

von Willebrand factor (vWF) is used as a marker for which of the following conditions?

A 12-year-old boy develops cardiac symptoms attributed to rheumatic fever following a streptococcal throat infection. Years later, at age 34, he is admitted with pulmonary edema. Examination reveals a diastolic murmur at the apex, and mitral stenosis is diagnosed. Before surgical evaluation, which of the following findings can be attributed to mitral stenosis?

What is true about the basic structure of an atherosclerotic plaque?

Which of the following conditions does NOT present with granulomatous vasculitis?

ANCA is found in all except?

Endarteritis obliterans is seen in which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is an example of small vessel vasculitis?

Hypersensitivity angiitis is typically seen in which of the following conditions?