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==Introduction==
This Page contains Flashcards for the pathology of the cardiovascular system.
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==Vascular Pathology Flashcards==
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!width="400"|'''Question'''
!width="400"|'''Answer'''
!width="150"|'''Article'''
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|<big>Name the most common reason for vessel hypertrophy in cats in the UK.
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'''Aelurostrongylus abstrusus''' infection in the pulmonary vessels.
||[[Arterial Disease - Pathology#Hypertrophy|Answer article]]
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|<big>'''Arteriosclerosis''' is characterised by...
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*Non-inflammatory degeneration of vessel wall.
*Fibrous thickening of vessels.
*Loss of vessel elasticity.
*Tissue ischaemia.
||[[Arterial Disease - Pathology#Arteriosclerosis|Answer article]]
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|<big>Name the two main forms of '''arteriosclerosis'''.
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*'''Hyaline'''
*'''Hyperplastic'''
||[[Arterial Disease - Pathology#Arteriosclerosis|Answer article]]
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|<big>The aetiology of '''amyloidosis''' may be:
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*Idiopathic.
*Secondary to:
**'''Chromic inflammation'''
**'''Neoplasia'''
||[[Arterial Disease - Pathology#Amyloidosis|Answer article]]
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|<big>Infective '''arteritis''' may be due to:
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*Bacteria E.g. ''Erysipelas''
*Viruses E.g. ''Equine arteritis''
*Fungi E.g. ''Mucor mycosis''
||[[Arterial Disease - Pathology#Infective|Answer article]]
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|<big>'''Verminous aneurysm''' in horses is due to:
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''Strongylus vulgaris'' infestation.
||[[Arterial Disease - Pathology#Aneurysm_and_Rupture|Answer article]]
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