Compared with corresponding veins at the same branching level, arterial walls are generally:
A. thinner
B. less elastic
C. thicker
D. more porous
C. thicker
The main reason arterial walls are thicker than comparable veins is to accommodate:
A. lower flow velocities
B. pulsatile flow and higher
pressure
C. valve leaflet tension
D. reduced oxygen content
B. pulsatile flow and higher pressure
The basic constituents of blood vessel walls are endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and:
A. neural crest cells
B. extracellular matrix
C.
fibrocartilage plates
D. lymphoid aggregates
B. extracellular matrix
Which set best represents major extracellular matrix components of vessel walls?
A. keratin, fibrin, actin
B. myosin, titin, desmin
C.
elastin, collagen, glycosaminoglycans
D. albumin, globulin, fibrinogen
C. elastin, collagen, glycosaminoglycans
The tunica intima normally consists primarily of a single layer of:
A. mesothelial cells
B. fibroblasts
C. endothelial
cells
D. smooth muscle cells
C. endothelial cells
Beneath the endothelial cells of the intima lies a:
A. thick muscular coat
B. basement membrane
C. pericyte
ring
D. lymphatic plexus
B. basement membrane
The intima is separated from the media by the:
A. external elastic lamina
B. tunica adventitia
C. vasa
vasorum
D. internal elastic lamina
D. internal elastic lamina
Compared with arteries, the smooth muscle cells in veins are arranged more:
A. concentrically
B. densely
C. haphazardly
D. circumferentially
C. haphazardly
Which vessel type has several well-organized concentric layers of smooth muscle cells?
A. veins
B. capillaries
C. venules
D. arteries
D. arteries
The media of elastic arteries such as the aorta contains abundant:
A. collagen
B. fibrin
C. keratin
D. elastin
D. elastin
The high elastin content of the aortic media allows the vessel to:
A. resist all dilation
B. expand and recoil
C. block
pulse transmission
D. collapse in diastole
B. expand and recoil
Expansion during systole and recoil during diastole in elastic arteries primarily helps:
A. filter plasma proteins
B. propel blood forward
C.
reduce venous return
D. increase capillary leakage
B. propel blood forward
In older individuals, arteries often become progressively tortuous and dilated, a change termed:
A. stenotic
B. aneurysmal
C. ectatic
D. thrombosed
C. ectatic
The principal sites of physiologic resistance to blood flow are the:
A. elastic arteries
B. capillaries
C. venules
D. arterioles
D. arterioles
The vessel layer external to the media is the:
A. intima
B. adventitia
C. endothelium
D. glycocalyx
B. adventitia
In many arteries, the adventitia is separated from the media by the:
A. internal elastic lamina
B. basement membrane
C.
external elastic lamina
D. endothelial junction
C. external elastic lamina
The adventitia is composed mainly of loose:
A. epithelial tissue
B. connective tissue
C. skeletal
muscle
D. lymphoid tissue
B. connective tissue
Which structures are characteristically found within the adventitia?
A. glomeruli and podocytes
B. chordae and valves
C. bile
ducts and nerves
D. nerve fibers and vasa vasorum
D. nerve fibers and vasa vasorum
The vasa vasorum are best described as small vessels that supply the:
A. middle media of large arteries
B. inner media of large
arteries
C. outer media of large arteries
D. endothelial glycocalyx
C. outer media of large arteries
A pathology specimen from a large artery shows ischemic injury in the outer portion of the media. Dysfunction of which structure is most directly implicated?
A. internal elastic lamina
B. vasa vasorum
C. capillary
pericytes
D. venous valves
B. vasa vasorum
Capillaries are approximately the diameter of a:
A. platelet
B. neutrophil nucleus
C. red blood
cell
D. smooth muscle cell
C. red blood cell
The typical capillary diameter is closest to:
A. 2 to 3 μm
B. 7 to 8 μm
C. 12 to 15 μm
D. 20 to
25 μm
B. 7 to 8 μm
Capillaries possess an endothelial lining but lack a true:
A. intima
B. basement membrane
C. glycocalyx
D. media
D. media
Cells lying just deep to capillary endothelium that resemble smooth muscle are called:
A. fibroblasts
B. pericytes
C. mesangial cells
D. myofibroblasts
B. pericytes
Veins have less rigid walls than arteries, making them especially prone to:
A. calcification and compression
B. vasospasm and
compression
C. dilation and compression
D. elastin
hyperplasia and compression
C. dilation and compression
Because of their less rigid walls, veins are also more susceptible to:
A. tumor and inflammatory infiltration
B. fibrinoid necrosis
and inflammatory infiltration
C. pulse-pressure injury and
inflammatory infiltration
D. medial hypertrophy and inflammatory infiltration
A. tumor and inflammatory infiltration
Which statement about vascular layers is most accurate?
A. intima contains multiple muscle layers
B. adventitia lies
internal to media
C. intima is endothelial-based
D.
capillaries contain external elastic lamina
C. intima is endothelial-based
A histology slide shows a vessel with a single endothelial layer, basement membrane, no media, and nearby pericytes. This vessel is a:
A. muscular artery
B. vein
C. arteriole
D. capillary
D. capillary
A cerebral vascular lesion creates a direct communication between an artery and a vein, bypassing the capillary bed. This lesion is a:
A. Arteriovenous fistula
B. Saccular aneurysm
C.
Capillary hemangioma
D. Venous thrombosis
A. Arteriovenous fistula
Some arteriovenous fistulas arise most commonly as:
A. Atherosclerotic plaques
B. Developmental defects
C.
Septic emboli
D. Autoimmune vasculitis
B. Developmental defects
Fibromuscular dysplasia is best described as focal irregular:
A. Dilation
B. Calcification
C. Thickening
D. Necrosis
C. Thickening
Fibromuscular dysplasia classically affects:
A. Medium and large arteries
B. Capillaries and venules
C. Small veins only
D. Lymphatic channels
A. Medium and large arteries
Which vessel is a classic site of fibromuscular dysplasia?
A. Renal artery
B. Coronary sinus
C. Pulmonary
vein
D. Inferior vena cava
A. Renal artery
Which additional vascular bed is commonly involved in fibromuscular dysplasia?
A. Carotid artery
B. Coronary vein
C. Hepatic vein
D. Superior vena cava
A. Carotid artery
Fibromuscular dysplasia is seen most frequently in:
A. Older men
B. Young women
C. Neonates
D. Elderly women
B. Young women
The specialized lining of blood vessels is formed by:
A. Smooth muscle cells
B. Fibroblasts
C. Endothelial
cells
D. Pericytes
C. Endothelial cells
One major physiologic property of intact endothelium is a:
A. Prothrombotic surface
B. Nonthrombogenic surface
C.
Highly calcified surface
D. Contractile surface
B. Nonthrombogenic surface
The endothelial surface normally helps maintain blood in a:
A. Coagulated state
B. Hyperviscous state
C. Fluid
state
D. Pressurized state
C. Fluid state
In acute inflammation, histamine most directly causes rapid egress of fluid by acting as a:
A. Vasoactive agent
B. Anticoagulant protein
C. Basement
membrane enzyme
D. Platelet inhibitor
A. Vasoactive agent
In response to vasoactive agents such as histamine, endothelial junctions allow rapid escape of:
A. Erythrocytes, electrolytes, protein
B. Fluid, electrolytes,
protein
C. Platelets, electrolytes, protein
D. Fibrin,
electrolytes, protein
B. Fluid, electrolytes, protein
During inflammation, which cells can slip between adjacent endothelial cells?
A. Myocytes
B. Hepatocytes
C. Leukocytes
D. Megakaryocytes
C. Leukocytes
Endothelial cells influence vascular smooth muscle relaxation by producing:
A. Endothelin
B. Nitric oxide
C. Angiotensin II
D.
Thromboxane A2
B. Nitric oxide
Endothelial cells influence vascular smooth muscle contraction by producing:
A. Nitric oxide
B. Prostacyclin
C. Endothelin
D. Bradykinin
C. Endothelin
Low blood pressure causes tissue injury chiefly because it produces inadequate organ:
A. Compliance
B. Filtration
C. Perfusion
D. Oxygen extraction
C. Perfusion
Sustained systolic pressure above which value is associated with increased atherosclerotic risk?
A. 119 mm Hg
B. 129 mm Hg
C. 139 mm Hg
D. 159 mm Hg
C. 139 mm Hg
Sustained diastolic pressure above which value is associated with increased atherosclerotic risk?
A. 79 mm Hg
B. 89 mm Hg
C. 99 mm Hg
D. 109 mm Hg
B. 89 mm Hg
A patient’s hypertension is traced to primary aldosteronism. This is classified as:
A. Essential hypertension
B. Malignant hypertension
C.
Borderline hypertension
D. Secondary hypertension
D. Secondary hypertension
Which condition is a classic cause of secondary hypertension?
A. Pheochromocytoma
B. Mitral stenosis
C. Atrial
fibrillation
D. Pulmonary fibrosis
A. Pheochromocytoma
Renal artery stenosis most classically causes:
A. Essential hypotension
B. Secondary hypertension
C.
Malignant hypotension
D. Primary vasculitis
B. Secondary hypertension
Approximately what proportion of hypertension is essential?
A. 20% to 30%
B. 40% to 50%
C. 60% to 70%
D. 90%
to 95%
D. 90% to 95%
Essential hypertension is best described as:
A. Idiopathic hypertension
B. Renal failure hypertension
C. Adrenal tumor hypertension
D. Pregnancy-induced hypertension
A. Idiopathic hypertension
Left untreated, about half of hypertensive patients die from:
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Liver failure
C. IHD or heart
failure
D. Intracerebral abscess
C. IHD or heart failure
Another major cause of death in untreated hypertension, accounting for about one-third, is:
A. Stroke
B. Sepsis
C. Arrhythmia
D. Aortic rupture
A. Stroke
A patient has rapidly rising blood pressure, renal failure, retinal hemorrhages, and papilledema. The best diagnosis is:
A. White coat hypertension
B. Essential hypertension
C.
Secondary hypotension
D. Malignant hypertension
D. Malignant hypertension
Malignant hypertension, if untreated, may lead to death within:
A. 1 to 2 months
B. 1 to 2 years
C. 5 to 10 years
D. 20 years
B. 1 to 2 years
Which pressure profile best matches malignant hypertension?
A. >180/>120 mm Hg
B. >200/>100 mm Hg
C.
>200/>120 mm Hg
D. >210/>110 mm Hg
C. >200/>120 mm Hg
Retinal findings classically seen in malignant hypertension include:
A. Cotton wool absence and exudates
B. Hemorrhages and
exudates
C. Retinal detachment and exudates
D. Venous
thrombosis and exudates
B. Hemorrhages and exudates
Papilledema in malignant hypertension may be:
A. Always absent
B. Always present
C. Present or
absent
D. Limited to children
C. Present or absent
Cardiac output is determined by:
A. Preload and afterload
B. Stroke volume and heart rate
C. Pressure and resistance
D. Systole and diastole
B. Stroke volume and heart rate
A patient’s stroke volume falls, but heart rate is unchanged. Cardiac output will:
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Stay identical
D.
Become pressure-independent
B. Decrease
Renin is released by the:
A. juxtaglomerular cells
B. mesangial cells
C. macula
densa cells
D. proximal tubular cells
A. juxtaglomerular cells
Renin release is increased by:
A. high distal sodium delivery
B. increased afferent
pressure
C. reduced catecholamine levels
D. low afferent
arteriolar pressure
D. low afferent arteriolar pressure
A patient with marked sympathetic activation develops RAAS stimulation. Which trigger can directly promote renin release?
A. increased distal sodium
B. elevated catecholamines
C.
increased glomerular pressure
D. increased natriuretic peptides
B. elevated catecholamines
Low sodium at the distal convoluted tubule most directly promotes:
A. endothelin release
B. CRP synthesis
C. renin
secretion
D. nitric oxide release
C. renin secretion
Renin converts plasma angiotensinogen into:
A. angiotensin II
B. angiotensin I
C. aldosterone
D. bradykinin
B. angiotensin I
Angiotensin I is converted to angiotensin II by:
A. angiotensin-converting enzyme
B. renin
C. aldosterone
synthase
D. catechol-O-methyltransferase
A. angiotensin-converting enzyme
ACE is produced mainly by vascular:
A. smooth muscle
B. fibroblasts
C. pericytes
D. endothelium
D. endothelium
Angiotensin II raises blood pressure directly by inducing vascular:
A. dilation
B. leakage
C. contraction
D. calcification
C. contraction
Angiotensin II also raises blood pressure by stimulating adrenal secretion of:
A. aldosterone
B. cortisol
C. catecholamines
D. vasopressin
A. aldosterone
Another blood pressure-raising effect of angiotensin II is increased tubular:
A. potassium secretion
B. calcium reabsorption
C.
chloride filtration
D. sodium resorption
D. sodium resorption
Which hormones are released from atrial and ventricular myocardium during volume expansion?
A. catecholamines
B. myocardial natriuretic peptides
C.
glucocorticoids
D. endothelins
B. myocardial natriuretic peptides
Myocardial natriuretic peptide release is most strongly triggered by:
A. hypoglycemia
B. hyperkalemia
C. volume
expansion
D. acidosis
C. volume expansion
In renovascular hypertension, renal artery stenosis first causes decreased:
A. renal venous return
B. distal potassium loss
C.
adrenal perfusion
D. glomerular flow
D. glomerular flow
The pressure sensed as low in renovascular hypertension is in the glomerular:
A. afferent arteriole
B. efferent arteriole
C.
venule
D. basement membrane
A. afferent arteriole
Liddle syndrome is caused by a gain-of-function mutation in an epithelial:
A. potassium channel
B. chloride channel
C. sodium
channel
D. calcium channel
C. sodium channel
The sodium channel abnormality in Liddle syndrome increases distal tubular sodium reabsorption in response to:
A. renin
B. aldosterone
C. angiotensin I
D. nitric oxide
B. aldosterone
Hypertension is associated with which two small-vessel lesions?
A. hyaline and hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis
B. medial
calcification and phlebitis
C. vasculitis and aneurysm
D.
thrombosis and fibrosis
A. hyaline and hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis
Hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis occurs classically in:
A. chronic hypotension
B. mild hypertension
C. isolated
hyperlipidemia
D. severe hypertension
D. severe hypertension
The wall change in hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis is concentric laminated:
A. calcification
B. ulceration
C. thickening
D. hemorrhage
C. thickening
The classic appearance of hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis is:
A. fatty streaking
B. onion-skinning
C. fibrin
splitting
D. lipid vacuolation
B. onion-skinning
The concentric laminations consist mainly of:
A. foam cells
B. endothelial cells
C. fibrin
thrombi
D. smooth muscle cells
D. smooth muscle cells
These laminations are accompanied by thickened reduplicated:
A. basement membrane
B. elastic cartilage
C. intimal
collagen
D. lymphatic channels
A. basement membrane
In malignant hypertension, hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis is accompanied by:
A. cholesterol clefts
B. fibrinoid deposits and necrosis
C. granulomatous inflammation
D. mucin pools
B. fibrinoid deposits and necrosis
Necrotizing arteriolitis in malignant hypertension is especially prominent in the:
A. liver
B. spleen
C. kidney
D. pancreas
C. kidney
Arteriosclerosis literally means:
A. hardening of arteries
B. arterial inflammation
C.
narrowed arterial lumen
D. loss of elasticity
A. hardening of arteries
Mönckeberg medial sclerosis is characterized by:
A. intimal cholesterol deposition
B. fibrinoid necrosis
C. medial smooth muscle loss
D. calcification of muscular arteries
D. calcification of muscular arteries
Mönckeberg medial sclerosis typically involves the:
A. external elastic lamina
B. tunica adventitia
C.
internal elastic membrane
D. venous intima
C. internal elastic membrane
Atheromas are also called:
A. fibrous nodules
B. atherosclerotic plaques
C.
calcific thrombi
D. dissecting hematomas
B. atherosclerotic plaques
Atheromas characteristically:
A. protrude into vessel lumens
B. spare large arteries
C. arise in veins
D. remain extramural
A. protrude into vessel lumens
Between ages 40 and 60, myocardial infarction incidence increases:
A. twofold
B. threefold
C. fivefold
D. tenfold
C. fivefold
Statins lower circulating cholesterol by inhibiting:
A. acyl-CoA oxidase
B. lipoprotein lipase
C. lecithin
acyltransferase
D. HMG-CoA reductase
D. HMG-CoA reductase
HMG-CoA reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme in hepatic:
A. triglyceride breakdown
B. cholesterol biosynthesis
C.
bile acid secretion
D. ketone oxidation
B. cholesterol biosynthesis
Which process is present throughout all stages of atherogenesis?
A. inflammation
B. calcification
C. vasospasm
D. thrombocytosis
A. inflammation
This process is closely linked to plaque formation and rupture in atherosclerosis:
A. fibrosis
B. hyalinosis
C. ectasia
D. inflammation
D. inflammation
C-reactive protein is synthesized primarily by the:
A. spleen
B. liver
C. bone marrow
D. vascular endothelium
B. liver
CRP expression is increased by inflammatory mediators, especially:
A. IL-2
B. IL-10
C. IL-6
D. interferon-γ
C. IL-6
Which circulating mediator can directly stimulate vasoconstriction at an atheroma site?
A. Bradykinin
B. Histamine
C. Adrenergic agonists
D. Natriuretic peptides
C. Adrenergic agonists
A ruptured plaque is followed by local vasospasm. Which source can directly provoke vasoconstriction near the atheroma?
A. Platelet contents
B. Red cell membranes
C. Vasa
vasorum rupture
D. Venous smooth muscle
A. Platelet contents
Endothelial dysfunction over an atherosclerotic plaque promotes vasoconstriction mainly by reducing secretion of:
A. Endothelin
B. Aldosterone
C. Angiotensin II
D.
Nitric oxide
D. Nitric oxide
Perivascular inflammatory cells can worsen vasoconstriction at an atheroma by releasing:
A. Surfactant proteins
B. Vasoactive mediators
C.
Basement membrane fragments
D. Fibrin degradation products
B. Vasoactive mediators
An aneurysm is best defined as a localized abnormal:
A. Thrombosis
B. Dilation
C. Dissection
D. Calcification
B. Dilation
An aneurysm involving an attenuated but intact arterial wall is called a:
A. False aneurysm
B. Dissecting aneurysm
C. Fusiform
aneurysm
D. True aneurysm
D. True aneurysm
A vascular wall defect allows blood to collect outside the vessel while still communicating with the lumen. This is a:
A. True aneurysm
B. Pseudo-aneurysm
C. Saccular
aneurysm
D. Dissection
B. Pseudo-aneurysm
Blood enters a defect in the arterial wall and tunnels between wall layers. This process is an arterial:
A. Ectasia
B. Stenosis
C. Fistula
D. Dissection
D. Dissection
A spherical outpouching involving only part of a vessel wall is termed:
A. Fusiform aneurysm
B. Saccular aneurysm
C. False
aneurysm
D. Traction aneurysm
B. Saccular aneurysm
Which aneurysm type often contains thrombus and involves only a portion of the vessel wall?
A. Saccular aneurysm
B. Fusiform aneurysm
C. Dissecting
aneurysm
D. Mycotic aneurysm
A. Saccular aneurysm
A diffuse circumferential dilation of a long vascular segment is called a:
A. Saccular aneurysm
B. False aneurysm
C. Berry
aneurysm
D. Fusiform aneurysm
D. Fusiform aneurysm
Which aneurysm pattern can involve extensive portions of the aortic arch, abdominal aorta, or iliac arteries?
A. Pseudo-aneurysm
B. Saccular aneurysm
C. Fusiform
aneurysm
D. Traumatic aneurysm
C. Fusiform aneurysm
A tall young patient with lens problems and aortic root dilation has a connective tissue disorder caused by defective synthesis of:
A. Fibrillin
B. Elastin
C. Type II collagen
D. Fibronectin
A. Fibrillin
In Marfan syndrome, abnormal aortic dilation is linked to aberrant activity of:
A. VEGF
B. TGF-β
C. PDGF
D. FGF
B. TGF-β
Which syndrome causes aneurysms through mutations in TGF-β receptors?
A. Marfan syndrome
B. Turner syndrome
C. Williams
syndrome
D. Loeys-Dietz syndrome
D. Loeys-Dietz syndrome
In Loeys-Dietz syndrome, defective vessel support includes impaired synthesis of:
A. Fibrin and laminin
B. Type IV collagen
C. Elastin and
collagens I/III
D. Actin and myosin
C. Elastin and collagens I/III
Weak vessel walls from defective type III collagen are characteristic of vascular:
A. Osteogenesis imperfecta
B. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
C.
Alport syndrome
D. Marfan syndrome
B. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
In the vascular form of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, the defective collagen type is:
A. Type III
B. Type I
C. Type II
D. Type IV
A. Type III
Atherosclerotic thickening of the intima can cause ischemia of the inner media because it:
A. Blocks venous drainage
B. Compresses the adventitia
C. Decreases luminal turbulence
D. Increases diffusion distance
D. Increases diffusion distance
In a large artery with severe intimal plaque, the inner media becomes ischemic primarily because oxygen and nutrients must diffuse a:
A. Lower concentration gradient
B. Shorter radial
distance
C. Greater radial distance
D. More alkaline environment
C. Greater radial distance
A rare infectious cause of aortic aneurysm in late disease is:
A. Tertiary syphilis
B. Rheumatic fever
C. Lyme
disease
D. Tuberculosis
A. Tertiary syphilis
The vascular lesion underlying syphilitic aortic aneurysm is an obliterative:
A. Vasculitis
B. Endarteritis
C. Phlebitis
D. Lymphangitis
B. Endarteritis
Late-stage syphilitic vascular injury shows a predilection for:
A. Large veins
B. Capillaries only
C. Coronary
sinusoids
D. Small vessels
D. Small vessels
The two most important causes of aortic aneurysms are:
A. Diabetes and smoking
B. Syphilis and Marfan syndrome
C. Atherosclerosis and hypertension
D. Vasculitis and thrombosis
C. Atherosclerosis and hypertension
A patient with infective endocarditis develops a bacterial aneurysm after septic material lodges in an arterial wall. This aneurysm is best termed:
A. fusiform aneurysm
B. true aneurysm
C. mycotic
aneurysm
D. dissecting aneurysm
C. mycotic aneurysm
Mycotic aneurysms can arise from all of the following except:
A. adjacent suppurative spread
B. chronic medial
calcification
C. direct arterial infection
D. septic embolization
B. chronic medial calcification
A vascular infection spreads from a nearby abscess into the arterial wall, producing aneurysmal dilation. This is a classic mechanism for:
A. fusiform aneurysm
B. atherosclerotic AAA
C. false
aneurysm
D. mycotic aneurysm
D. mycotic aneurysm
Aneurysms caused by atherosclerosis form most commonly in the:
A. thoracic arch, common iliacs
B. abdominal aorta, common
iliacs
C. carotid bifurcations, common iliacs
D. pulmonary
trunk, branches
B. abdominal aorta, common iliacs
Atherosclerotic abdominal aortic aneurysms are usually located:
A. above renals, above bifurcation
B. below renals, above
bifurcation
C. at aortic root
D. below aortic bifurcation
B. below renals, above bifurcation
An abdominal aortic aneurysm may take which gross form?
A. saccular or longitudinal
B. fusiform or longitudinal
C. dissecting or fusiform
D. saccular or fusiform
D. saccular or fusiform
A large AAA may reach a maximum diameter of approximately:
A. 15 cm
B. 5 cm
C. 25 cm
D. 60 cm
A. 15 cm
The maximal length of an abdominal aortic aneurysm can be approximately:
A. 10 cm
B. 15 cm
C. 25 cm
D. 5 cm
C. 25 cm
AAA may occasionally involve which arteries by extension or ostial thrombus?
A. renal and mesenteric arteries
B. coronary and bronchial
arteries
C. carotid and vertebral arteries
D. femoral and
popliteal arteries
A. renal and mesenteric arteries
AAA may compromise branch vessels because mural thrombi can:
A. rupture the intima
B. calcify the media
C. embolize
veins directly
D. occlude vessel ostia
D. occlude vessel ostia
A patient with AAA is also found to have smaller aneurysms in the:
A. coronary arteries
B. iliac arteries
C. renal
veins
D. pulmonary arteries
B. iliac arteries
A subset of inflammatory AAA is now linked to:
A. ANCA-associated vasculitis
B. lupus vasculopathy
C.
IgG4-related disease
D. giant cell arteritis
C. IgG4-related disease
A mycotic AAA is best defined as an aneurysm that:
A. contains sterile thrombus
B. arises from hypertension
alone
C. forms above renal arteries
D. becomes infected in
its wall
D. becomes infected in its wall
In mycotic AAA, suppuration most directly accelerates rupture by destroying the:
A. intima
B. media
C. adventitia
D. vasa vasorum
B. media
In general, aneurysms of what size are managed aggressively?
A. 5 cm or larger
B. 2 cm or larger
C. 3 cm or
larger
D. any visible aneurysm
A. 5 cm or larger
Standard aggressive management for large aneurysms classically involves:
A. anticoagulation
B. β-blockers
C. bypass with
prosthetic graft
D. venous ligation
C. bypass with prosthetic graft
In selected patients, AAA can also be treated with:
A. coil embolization only
B. valve replacement
C.
endoluminal stent grafts
D. carotid endarterectomy
C. endoluminal stent grafts
A thoracic aortic aneurysm compressing the esophagus would most likely cause:
A. difficulty swallowing
B. cough with hemoptysis
C.
isolated hoarseness
D. exertional syncope
A. difficulty swallowing
Thoracic aortic aneurysm can cause persistent cough by compressing the:
A. phrenic nerves
B. vagus trunks
C. sympathetic
chain
D. recurrent laryngeal nerves
D. recurrent laryngeal nerves
Thoracic aortic aneurysm may produce cardiac disease by causing:
A. aortic valve dilation
B. tricuspid prolapse
C. mitral
stenosis
D. pulmonic atresia
A. aortic valve dilation
Aortic dissection occurs most commonly in which patient?
A. woman aged 20, lupus
B. child with vasculitis
C. man
40 to 60, hypertension
D. elderly man, diabetes only
C. man 40 to 60, hypertension
Younger adults with aortic dissection often have abnormalities affecting aortic:
A. platelets
B. connective tissue
C. endothelium
only
D. coronary flow
B. connective tissue
More than 90% of dissections in the older major group occur in patients with antecedent:
A. hyperlipidemia
B. smoking history
C. renal
infection
D. hypertension
D. hypertension
An aortic dissection most commonly begins with which lesion?
A. Medial calcification
B. Adventitial rupture
C.
Intimal tear
D. Vasa vasorum thrombosis
C. Intimal tear
In a fortunate case, the dissecting hematoma passes through a second distal tear. What happens next?
A. It thromboses immediately
B. It seals the false lumen
C. It enters the pericardium
D. It reenters the lumen
D. It reenters the lumen
Reentry of the dissecting hematoma into the aortic lumen through a distal tear creates a:
A. Fusiform aneurysm
B. Double-barreled aorta
C. True
vascular shunt
D. Mycotic channel
B. Double-barreled aorta
The most serious complications occur when dissection involves the aorta between the:
A. Aortic valve, distal arch
B. Subclavian artery,
bifurcation
C. Renal arteries, iliacs
D. Root, coronary sinus
A. Aortic valve, distal arch
The more common and more dangerous proximal lesions are called:
A. DeBakey type III
B. Distal dissections
C. False
aneurysms
D. Type A dissections
D. Type A dissections
Type A dissections involve:
A. Ascending aorta only
B. Ascending aorta, ± descending
C. Distal aorta ± descending aorta
D. Iliac arteries ±
descending aorta
B. Ascending aorta, ± descending
A dissection that begins distal to the subclavian artery and spares the ascending aorta is:
A. DeBakey type II
B. Proximal type A
C. Type B
dissection
D. Double-barreled aorta
C. Type B dissection
The classic pain of aortic dissection is best described as:
A. Sudden, excruciating, radiates back
B. Gradual, pleuritic,
improves leaning
C. Exertional, pressure-like, substernal
D. Sharp, positional, localized epigastric
A. Sudden, excruciating, radiates back
As an aortic dissection progresses, the pain classically:
A. Resolves after minutes
B. Remains substernal
C.
Becomes pleuritic
D. Moves downward
D. Moves downward
The pain of aortic dissection may be confused with:
A. Pulmonary embolism
B. Esophageal rupture
C.
Myocardial infarction
D. Acute pericarditis
C. Myocardial infarction
The most common cause of death in aortic dissection is:
A. Renal infarction
B. Rupture into body cavities
C.
Coronary thrombosis
D. Mesenteric ischemia
B. Rupture into body cavities