Cardiovascular Pathology V Flashcards

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What is the definition of Vasculitis?

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Inflammatory cells within and around the wall of vessels with concurrent damage to the wall

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What is arteritis?

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Inflammation of the lining of the arteries

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3
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What is phlebitis?

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Inflammation of the vessels (specifically veins)

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4
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What is EAV (Equine arteritis virus) ?

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  • Arteritis (inflammation of the arteries)
  • It targets endothelial vessels
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5
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Give an example of an orbivirus vasculitide

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  • Bluetongue in sheep
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Give two examples of viral vasculitides (swine haemorrhagic)

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  • African Swine fever- replicates in monocyte lineage
  • Classical swine fever- affects leukocytes, endothelium and epithelium
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What is heartwater? (cowdriosis)

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Bacterial vasculitis commonly caused by ricketssia

causes by Ehrlichia ruminantium of the ricketssia family

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What is the gross pathology of cowdriosis?

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  • Hydropericardium and hydrothorax
  • Splenomegaly
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9
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What is Rocky Mountain Spotted fever?

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a type of rickettsia
* bacterial vasculitis

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What is the gross pathology of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

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  • Oedema of the ears and muzzle
  • Petechiation of the skin
  • lymphadenomegaly with haeorrhage
  • haemorrhage of the skin
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What type of infectious vasculitis is mycotic abomasitis?

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Fungal

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What is the pathogenesis of mycotic abomasitis

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Loss of mucousal integrity causes fungal invasion and therefore venous infarction

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What two things can cause verminous vasculitis?

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Dirofilaria immitis and Angiostrongylus vasorum
(heartworm and French heartworm)

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What is the intermediate host of A.vasorum?

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Slugs and snails (gastropods)

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What is the pathogenesis of verminous vasculitis?

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  • Infection with larvae
  • replication and maturation of nematodes within the pulmonary arteries
  • increases the afterload (resistance the heart must pump against)
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16
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What kind of vessels does FIP affect?

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  • Phlebitis occurs as a result of complex deposition
  • therefore it affects the veins
17
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What is the basic structure of lymphatics?

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  • they lack a basal lamina
  • large lymphatics are similiar to veins
  • they transport lymph
18
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What causes lymphoedema?

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  • Defective transport of lymph
  • abnormal vessel development, damage or blockage of vessels
19
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What is the definition of intestinal lymphangiectasia?

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Dilation of lymphatics

20
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What are the clinical signs of Intestinal Lymphangiectasia

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  • Diarrhoea
  • Wasting
  • Ascites
21
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What causes epizootic lymphangitis?

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Histoplasma capsulatum (fungi)

22
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What animal species are most affected by epizootic lympangitis?

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Horses and Mules

23
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What is the definition of chylothorax?

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  • Leakage or rupture of the thoracic duct
  • can be associated with trauma, neoplasia, fungal infections…
24
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What is lymphangitis?

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Inflammation affecting lymphatics

25
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What is the gross pathology of equine Arterivirus?

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  • Oedema
  • Congestion
  • Haemorrhages
  • Abortions
26
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What is the effect of Orbiviruses on vessels?

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  • Cardiac and Pulmonary presentation
  • Alveolar oedema and haemorrhage is the most present
27
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What is the gross pathology of ricketssia?

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  • Hydropericardium, Hydrothorax
  • Splenomegaly
28
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What is the gross pathology of mycotic abomasitis?

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  • Multifocal ulcers with necrosis
  • Can spread to the liver
29
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What is it called when dirofilaria worms occlude the vena cava?

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‘caval syndrome’

30
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What is the basic structure of a lymphatic?

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  • Lack a basal lamina
  • large lymphatics are similiar to veins
  • Transport lymph and immune cells
31
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What is intestinal lymphangiectasia?

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  • Dilation of the lymphatics
  • Impairs protein absorption in the intestinal tract -> protein losing enteropathy
32
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What is the pathogenesis of epizootic lymphangitis?

Histoplasma capsulatum

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  • Soil saphrophyte -> enters via skin wounds
  • inhalation -> enters mucous membranes
  • spreads via lymphatics
33
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What is the gross appearance of chylothorax?

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  • Opaque, thin , white fluid with lipid droplets fills the thorax
34
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How would you treat chylothorax?

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Ligation of the thoracic duct

35
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What is the only lymphatic neoplasm?

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lymphangiosarcoma

36
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What are the three steps to immune-mediated vascular disease?

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  • Complexes form
  • Complexes lodge in the vessels
  • Complexes activate the complement system
  • acute inflammatory response
  • can result in occlusion of the vessel
37
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What is Lymphangiectasia?

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Superficial lymphatic drainage caused by scarring

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