Vascular Pathology — MCQs

A 75-year-old man has experienced headaches for the past 2 months. On physical examination, his vital signs are temperature, 37°C; pulse, 68/min; respirations, 15/min; and blood pressure, 130/85 mm Hg. His right temporal artery is prominent, palpable, and painful to the touch. His heart rate is regular, and there are no murmurs. His erythrocyte sedimentation rate is 100 mm/hr. A temporal artery biopsy is performed, and the segment of the temporal artery excised is grossly thickened and shows focal microscopic granulomatous inflammation. He responds well to corticosteroid therapy. Which of the following complications of this disease is most likely to occur in untreated patients?

A 78-year-old man presents with a 2-month history of fever and intermittent abdominal pain. He develops peritoneal signs and at laparotomy is found to have an area of infarcted bowel. Biopsy shows inflammation of small-to medium-sized muscular arteries. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Which of the following conditions is considered abdominal arteritis?

Microscopic polyangiitis is characterized by the following features EXCEPT?

Which of the following is the characteristic pathologic feature of malignant hypertension?

Which of the following is a non-granulomatous arteritis?

Ascending aortic involvement is the commonest site of which type of aneurysm?

Which of the following is true about the findings of Polyarteritis nodosa?

A 44-year-old female presents with recurrent severe headaches and increasing visual problems. Her symptoms are most likely to be associated with which of the following conditions?

What is the most common site for venous thrombosis?