Rheumatic heart disease — Flashcards

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A mitral valve with diffuse fibrous thickening and distortion, commisural fusion at the leaflet edges, and narrowing of the mitral valve orifice is highly suggestive of what pathology?_____

Myocarditis, secondary to coxsackie B infection, is characterized by a(n) _____ infiltrate in the myocardium

Myocarditis can precipitate a mural _____

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis often results in sterile vegetations on the _____ valve along lines of closure, which results in regurgitation

Polyarteritis nodosa is a form of _____-vessel vasculitis

Chronic mitral stenosis may result in left _____ dilatation due to volume overload

What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction? _____

Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells

Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____

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Which arteries may be associated with anterolateral myocardial infarction? _____

Hint: 2

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Flashcard 1: A mitral valve with diffuse fibrous thickening and distortion, commisural fusion at the leaflet edges, and narrowing of the mitral valve orifice is highly suggestive of what pathology?_____

Answer: Mitral stenosis

Flashcard 2: Myocarditis, secondary to coxsackie B infection, is characterized by a(n) _____ infiltrate in the myocardium

Answer: lymphocytic

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Flashcard 3: Myocarditis can precipitate a mural _____

Answer: thrombus

Flashcard 4: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis often results in sterile vegetations on the _____ valve along lines of closure, which results in regurgitation

Answer: mitral

Flashcard 5: Polyarteritis nodosa is a form of _____-vessel vasculitis

Answer: medium

Flashcard 6: Chronic mitral stenosis may result in left _____ dilatation due to volume overload

Answer: atrium

Flashcard 7: What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction? _____

Answer: None :)

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Flashcard 8: Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells

Answer: cystic medial necrosis

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Flashcard 9: Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____

Answer: Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head

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Flashcard 10: Which arteries may be associated with anterolateral myocardial infarction? _____

Answer: LAD or LCX

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