Acute Rheumatic Fever

Valvular Disorders Pathology Study Guide

Valvular Disorders The heart has four valves: Aortic valve Pulmonic valve Tricuspid valve Mitral valve The cardiac valves ideally prevent backflow. Valvular lesions generally result in stenosis or regurgitation. Acute Rheumatic Fever Acute rheumatic fever is caused by group A…
Arteriosclerosis

Arteriosclerosis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm Pathology Study Guide

Arteriosclerosis Arteriosclerosis is due to the blood artery wall thickening, literally "hard arteries." The types of arteriosclerosis include: Atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing of large arteries) Arteriolosclerosis (hardening and calcification of small arteries) Mönckeberg medial calcific sclerosis (hardening and narrowing of…
Churg-Strauss Syndrome

Vasculitis Pathology Study Guide

Vasculitis Vasculitis is inflammation of the blood vessel wall. The arterial wall is made of three layers which include: Tunica intima (endothelial intima) Tunica media (smooth muscle) Adventitia (connective tissue adventitia) Structure of an Artery Wall. See Tunica intima, Endothelium,…
Juvenile Hemangiomas aka Infantile Hemangioma Clinical Picture

Vascular Tumors Pathology Study Guide

Vascular Tumors Vascular tumors are abnormal growths of vascular tissue. Vascular tumors include: Hemangioma Angiosarcoma Kaposi sarcoma Hemangioma A hemangioma is a benign tumor made up of blood vessels.  Hemangiomas often present on newborns at birth, and often degenerates during…
Hypertension

Hypertension Pathology Study Guide

Hypertension A blood pressure of 140/90 mmHg or greater indicates high blood pressure, aka hypertension. Hypertension can involve the pulmonary circulation, systemic circulation, or both. Pulmonary hypertension refers to hypertension in the arteries that deliver blood from the heart to…
Polyarteritis Nodosa

Vascular Pathology Study Guide

Vascular pathology refers to disorders that effect the vascular system. Key take home points to know about vascular pathology includes the following: Vasculitis Pathology Study Guide Hypertension Pathology Study Guide Arteriosclerosis, Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm Pathology Study Guide Vascular Tumors…