Vasculitis Pathophysiology Lecture Quiz
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What are the most commonly affected blood vessels in vasculitis?

  • Large or medium-sized muscular arteries
  • Small and large veins
  • Veins and arteries
  • Arterioles, capillaries, and venules (correct)

    • Which of the following is a common pathogenic mechanism of vasculitis?

  • Hormonal imbalance
  • Metabolic abnormalities
  • Genetic predisposition
  • Direct vascular invasion by infectious pathogens (correct)

    • What are the main immunologic mechanisms underlying noninfectious vasculitis?

  • Bacterial invasion, Viral invasion, Fungal invasion, Parasitic invasion
  • Blood clot formation, Platelet aggregation, Hemoglobin production, Erythropoiesis
  • Immune complex deposition, Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies, Anti-endothelial cell antibodies, Autoreactive T cells (correct)
  • Vascular constriction, Vascular dilation, Vascular permeability, Vascular stiffness

    • Why is it critical to distinguish between infectious and immunologic mechanisms of vasculitis?

    <p>Immunosuppressive therapy is appropriate for immune-mediated vasculitis but could exacerbate infectious vasculitis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which disorder is immune complex deposition implicated as a form of vasculitis?

    <p>Systemic lupus erythematosus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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