Vascular Diseases Quiz

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Which type of blood vessels are affected by atherosclerosis?

Arteries (correct)

Capillaries

Lymphatic vessels

Veins

What are the risk factors for atherosclerosis?

Age, sex, smoking

Age, sex, hyperlipidaemia (correct)

Age, sex, diabetes

Age, sex, hypertension

What is the main characteristic of atheromatous plaque?

Dark red and inflamed

Patchy and raised white to yellow (correct)

Hard and calcified

Smooth and flat

What is the term used to describe inflammation of blood vessels?

Vasculitis (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the formation of varicose veins?

Thrombophlebitis (B) Signup and view all the answers

What are the age-related vascular changes associated with atherosclerosis?

All of the above (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the accumulation of ground substance in blood vessels?

Atherosclerosis (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of blood vessels are affected by vasculitis?

Arteries (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the formation of blood clots in veins?

Thrombosis (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of blood vessels are affected by varicose veins?

Veins (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a complication of atherosclerosis?

Thrombosis (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common cause of death in dissecting aortic aneurysms?

Rupture of the dissection into the pericardial cavity (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of aneurysm is associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage?

Berry aneurysms (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main risk factor for varicose veins?

Heredity (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vasculitis is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries?

Giant-cell (temporal) arteritis (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of aneurysm is usually located in the abdominal aorta?

Atherosclerotic aneurysms (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common symptom of dissecting aortic aneurysms?

Excruciating pain radiating to the back (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of aneurysm is associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus?

Capillary micro-aneurysms (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main cause of peripheral vascular disease?

Atherosclerosis (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which gender is more commonly affected by atherosclerotic aneurysms?

Women (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct definition of stenosis?

Narrowing of the valve outlet caused by thickening of valve cusps or increased rigidity or scarring (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the correct definition of incompetence?

Incomplete seal when valves close, allowing blood to flow backwards (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common cause of cardiac valve stenosis and incompetence?

Rheumatic fever (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a risk factor for infective endocarditis?

Age-related calcific aortic stenosis (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a probable causative organism for infective endocarditis?

Staphylococcus aureus (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a local complication of infective endocarditis?

Vegetation formation (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a systemic complication of infective endocarditis?

Embolic events (D) Signup and view all the answers

What are the principles of treatment for infective endocarditis?

Antibiotic therapy and valve repair/replacement (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common cause of acquired cardiac valve stenosis and incompetence?

Age-related calcific aortic stenosis (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following heart sounds is associated with aortic incompetence?

Second heart sound (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a risk factor for infective endocarditis?

Pulmonary hypertension (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common cause of mitral incompetence?

Infective endocarditis (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of a vegetation in infective endocarditis?

Cusp damage, chordae, papillary muscle, valve ring (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a complication of infective endocarditis?

Pulmonary hypertension (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of endocarditis is characterized by aggressive disease and normal valves?

Subacute Native Valve Endocarditis (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a risk factor for infective endocarditis?

Unknown cause (D) Signup and view all the answers

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Which type of blood vessels are affected by atherosclerosis?

What are the risk factors for atherosclerosis?

What is the main characteristic of atheromatous plaque?

What is the term used to describe inflammation of blood vessels?

What is the term used to describe the formation of varicose veins?

What are the age-related vascular changes associated with atherosclerosis?

What is the term used to describe the accumulation of ground substance in blood vessels?

Which type of blood vessels are affected by vasculitis?

What is the term used to describe the formation of blood clots in veins?

Which type of blood vessels are affected by varicose veins?

Which of the following is a complication of atherosclerosis?

What is the most common cause of death in dissecting aortic aneurysms?

Which type of aneurysm is associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage?

What is the main risk factor for varicose veins?

Which type of vasculitis is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of large to small-sized arteries?

Which type of aneurysm is usually located in the abdominal aorta?

What is the most common symptom of dissecting aortic aneurysms?

Which type of aneurysm is associated with hypertension and diabetes mellitus?

What is the main cause of peripheral vascular disease?

Which gender is more commonly affected by atherosclerotic aneurysms?

Which of the following is the correct definition of stenosis?

Which of the following is the correct definition of incompetence?

Which of the following is a common cause of cardiac valve stenosis and incompetence?

Which of the following is a risk factor for infective endocarditis?

Which of the following is a probable causative organism for infective endocarditis?

Which of the following is a local complication of infective endocarditis?

Which of the following is a systemic complication of infective endocarditis?

What are the principles of treatment for infective endocarditis?

Which of the following is a common cause of acquired cardiac valve stenosis and incompetence?

Which of the following heart sounds is associated with aortic incompetence?

Which of the following is a risk factor for infective endocarditis?

What is the most common cause of mitral incompetence?

What is the composition of a vegetation in infective endocarditis?

Which of the following is a complication of infective endocarditis?

Which type of endocarditis is characterized by aggressive disease and normal valves?

Which of the following is a risk factor for infective endocarditis?

What are the principles of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infective endocarditis?

What is the term used to describe the inflammation of blood vessels?

Which type of aneurysm is associated with subarachnoid hemorrhage?

What is the term used to describe the formation of blood clots in veins?

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