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Pathology lab 6+7
cardiovascular
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Medical
Graduate
10/07/2009

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Term

flat yellow lesion

leck necrosis

potentially reversible

seen in childhood

predominantly intracellular lipid composed of esterified cholesterol and foam cell

no significant focal thickening of intima.

Definition
fatty streak
Term

gross: raised lesion above intimal surface, can form fissury plaque or laminated thrombi.

lipid core of foam cell composed of extracellular free cholesterol forming cholesterol cleft

oxid. LDL in macrophage + endothelial cell from media

Definition

ahterosclerotic plaque

 

cholesterol cleft: angulated, crystal-like

Term

3 types of thrombi

 

composed of fibrin due to inflammation, injury, or diffuse intravascular coagulation

 

composed of erythrocyte, leukocyte, platelete

 

formed by agglutination of platelet and leukocyte followed by coagulation

Definition

coagulation thrombi

 

agglutination thrombi

 

combination thrombi: greastest majority

Term

change in pattern of blood flow

 

changes in intimal surface of vessel

 

change in constituent of blood

Definition

virchow's triad

 

venous thrombi: statis of blood flow

 

arterial thrombi: damage to arterial wall with endothelial injury

 

hypercoagulability: for DIC

Term

delicate, elevated, white net-like or rib-like markings on white and mixed parts of thrombus

 

alternating layer of RBC and fibrin + WBC

 

 

Definition

line of zahn

 

platelets aggregate

release substance to trigger coagulation

fibrin layer form to attract RBC

form lamellated thrombi

Term

composition of white part of thrombi

 

composition of red part of thrombi

Definition

platelet-leukocyte lamellae

 

clotted blood

Term

pulmonary artery with thrombi superimposed.

thrombi attached to non-atherosclerotic artery wall

thrombi has granulation with fibroblast and macrophage, calcification, canalization of thrombi

 

is thrombi originated from the artery?

Definition

no.

 

its deep vein thrombosis embolizing to pulmonary artery.

 

degeneration of constitutent within 24-48 hr, necrosis provoke inflammation in wall of vessel.

fibrinolysis  and liquefaction from 7-10 days.

red thrombi begins to retract, becoming firm, dry, and friable.

ingrowth of granulation tissue result in canalization of thrombus and recanalization of vessel lumen.

Term

thrombi in vessel and attaches to it, overfills vessel, dry friable, lines of zahn, current jelly.

 

what kind of thrombi

Definition
true thrombi
Term

thrombi in vessel doesn't adhere very well to vessel, fills part of vessel lumen, soft and mushy, coagulation of blood and lipids

chicken fat

 

what kind of thrombi

Definition
postmortem clot
Term

glomerular capillary loops filled with fibrin thrombi, homogenous, eosinophilic material.

 

fibrin stain show darker area in glomeruli

Definition

DIC, glomerular thrombosis.

 

in obstetric ccompensation

sepsis

trauma

malignancy

amniotic emboli

Term
how much luminal narrowing vs. area reduction is needed to reduce blood flow in coronary artery
Definition

50% narrowing

75% area reduction

Term

type of atherosclerosis plaque

 

dystrophic calcification

fibrous cap

lines of zahn

endothelial denudation

ulceration

fissuring of lesion as well as intraplaque hemorrhage

 

Definition

compliccated atherosclerosis plaque

 

small hemorrhage from vasa vasorum

major from disruption of plaque surface.

Term

type of atherosclerosis plaque

 

variable mixture of lipid and fibrous tissue with intact fibrous capsule and endothelial surface

Definition
uncomplicated plaque
Term

week of MI

 

gross: pale, dry, bulge slightly, surrounded by thin red line of congestion and hemorrhage

discrete yellow line

microscopic: early coagulation necrosis with neutrophil

Definition
week 1 of MI
Term

week of MI

 

gross: thickness of cardiac wall reduced, red-purple, depressed band of granulation extending

gelatinous gray appearance .

micrscopic: granulation at edges with increase collagen indicating fibrosis

Definition
week 2-4
Term

week of MI

 

white fibrous scar, wall thinned forming aneurysm.

Definition
2-3 month
Term

% of transmural MI by coronary thrombi

 

subendocardial?

Definition

90%

 

1/3. most by transient platelet aggregation.

Term

leading cause for in-hospital death from acute MI

 

mortality rate?

 

key determinant of it?

Definition

cardiogenic shock

 

90%

 

net loss of 40$ of myocardium

Term

dense white acellular scar lacking pink color bundle of collagen

island of myocardium after granulation tissue producing fibrous tissue

surrounding myocyte is hypertrophied

form mural thrombi, aneurysm, or cardiac tympani

 

Definition

old infarct

 

hypertrophy to compensate for loss.

Term
significant ischemic heart disease complication
Definition
arrhythmia resulting in sudden cardiac death
Term

gross: enlarged, heavy, red, increased blood, increased central venous pressure, lower extremity edema

 

 

 

Definition

acute passive congestion of liver

 

decrease O2 supply from hypotension result in atrophy

increase central venous pressure result in dilatation and congestation of sinusoid

Term
blood flow from liver to system
Definition

hepatic artery, portal vein, bile duct form portal triad to central vein to hepatic vein to IVC

 

hepatic+portal vein perfuse in sinusoid to space of disse to centrilobular region (last, most volurable to ischemia)

Term

incrased amount of collagen

hemosiderin-laden macrophage

dusty red and sunken

maximum congestion in centrilobular section

yellow at periphery

 

atrophy of centrilobular hepatocyte

dilitation of centrilobular sinusoid

congestion of sinusoid w/ RBC

Definition

chronic congestion of liver

 

nutmeg liver

yellow periphery = fatty change.

 

atrophy due to hypotension, ischemia

dilitation due to increased central venous pressure

Term

gross: brown induration of hemosiderin

 

diffuse thickening of alveolar septae (4 cell thick)

fibrosis in alveolar septae

distended capillary engorged with einsinophilic

macrophage with hemosiderin

Definition
chronic passive congestion of lung
Term

gross: very red.

 

distended capilllary filled with RBC in alveolar septae

hemorrhage by diapedesis into alveoli

frothy fluid in alveoli

Definition
acute passive congestion of lung
Term

diffuse coagulation necrosis in centrilobular area

eosinophilicc hepatocyte

erythrocyte accumulate in sinusoid and space of disse

macrophage with pigment

 

normal hepatocyte with vaculoes of fatty metamorphosis near portal tract

Definition

acute centrilobular hemorrhagic necrosis

 

due to severe, rapid hypoxic injury

due to shock.

 

not concentric necrosis around central vein and sparing around portal track b/c hepatic artery + portal vein drain into sinusoid then to central vein

Term

gross: flea bitten, sandy appearance.

 

interlobular artery, afferent, but not efferent artery  show thickened wall with amorphous pink smooth eosinophilic acellular material

glomeruli show replacement by collagenous CT.

tubule is atrophied

interstitial fibrosis with lymphocyte

 

cause?

Definition

hyaline arteriosclerosis caused by benign hypertension and slow progression

 

mild renal dysfunction

Term

rapidly progressive pressure injury

onion-skin pattern in afferent artery with marked narrowing of lumen, not in efferent artery.

concentric lamellar proliferation of intimal cecll

fibrinoid necrosis when pressure elevate

Definition

hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis

 

severe renal ischemia and renal dysfunction

Term

round acellular mesangial nodulesurrounded by cells from capillary loops

Kimmelstiel-wilson nodule in glomerulus

sclerotic in both afferent and efferent arteriole

loss of tubule and tubular atrophy

Definition

nodular diabetic glomerular hyaline arteriolosclerosis due to diffuse degenerative process

 

k-w nodule: increased in basement membrane related to increased cellular turnover and glycosylation of protein.

 

nephrotic syndrome with prominent proteinuria, hypertension and renal failure.

Term

gross: cortical necrosis

 

coagulation necrosis

decrease urine b/c ischemia in damage to epithelium + tubular kidney blood flow

 

increase urine in regenerating proximal tubule

Definition

shock with acute cortical necrosis of kidney

 

glomeruli situated in cortex.

Term
myocarditis vs. acute MI
Definition

lymphocyte in whole heart

vs.

neutrophil in local region

Term
5 types of myocarditis
Definition

suppurative by pyogenic bac.

 

interstitial by viral: usually self limiting.

 

parenchymatous by chaga's disease

 

mischellaneous such as fiedler's myocarditis in young adult

 

granulomatous myocarditis by sarcoidosis

Term

differential for

 

dilated cardiomyopathy

 

hypertrophic

 

restrictive

Definition

viral

alcohol

hemochromatosis

idiopathic

cobalt

peripartum cardiomyopathy

adriamycin

 

sarcomere formation

fredreich's ataxia

infants of diabetic mother

 

amyloid, eosinophilic

radiation fibrosis

Term

grainy, fibrin strands

adhesion between heart surface and pericardial sac

coagulation necrosis

PMN

epicardium thickened from amorphous eosinophilic stringy material

Definition
fibrous pericarditis
Term

differential

 

serous pericardial effusion

 

fibrinous/serofibrinous effusion, pink effusion, high protein

 

purulent/suppurative effusion

 

hemorrhagic

 

very low protein, serous effusion = transudate

Definition

viral, AI, resolve spont.

 

uremia and rheumatic pericarditis, MI

 

bacterial

 

TB, neoplasm

 

heart failure

 

 

Term

focal necrosis on valve, vegetation with granulation tissue and neutrophil,

elongated pseudohyphae in bimorphic form

new blood vessel at base of valve

fibroblast.

Definition

IE by candida

 

sterile thrombi, then bacteremia then toxin damage valve.

Term

2 chronic pericarditis:

 

dense fibrous scar form following organization of purulent or hemorrhagic pericarditis, interfere with diastole, from staph, TB

 

 

organization of fibrinous exudate, visceral and parietal layer is fused causing obliteration of cavity

Definition

constrictive pericarditis

 

chronic obstructive/adhesive pericarditis

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