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6-20-10 Patho II Heart Tumors +

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S/S of Heart tumors are related to   show
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Most myocardial tumors are clinically revealed by   show
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The most common type of primary cardiac tumor   show
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show Mean age of 56 yrs and 70% female  
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The majority of Myxomas occur where   show
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show True  
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show Nonspecific including embolization and mechanical interference with cardiac function  
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What is the most common cardiac tumor in Infants and Children   show
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T/F: Rhabdomyomas are benign striatified muscle tumors   show
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show False -Rhabdomyomas are multiple  
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Rhabdomyomas are found with equal frequency in the   show
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Clinical manifestations of Rhabdomyomas include   show
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What is the second most common benign cardiac tumor in children   show
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show False - Equal between genders  
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show True - they resemble soft tissue fibromatoses found in other areas of the body  
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Angiomas are composed of what kind of benign proliferating cells   show
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T/F: Angiomas are rare and are found most often in the intraventricular septum or AV node   show
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T/F: Angiomas, being benign, are not very harmful   show
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show Teratomas  
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When a Teratoma occurs (usually occurs in a child)in the heart, what part of the heart does it not usually form at/in   show
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show False - Sarcomas are Malignant (all the other were benign)  
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What percentage of cardiac tumors exhibit malignant chacteristics and metastic behaviors   show
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show Sarcomas  
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show Mesenchyme - which are the precursers of connective tissue (muscle and bone); therefore Sarcomas display a wide variety of morphological types (angio, rhabodo, fibro..)  
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Death from Sarcomas most often occurs from a few ? to a couple of ?   show
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Cardiac finding (r/t Sarcomas) include unexplained (8 things)   show
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Name 5 benign tumors (talked about in the slides)   show
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show Angiosarcomas  
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Angiosarcomas show a 2:1 ratio of which genders   show
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Which tumor is characterized by ill-defined,varible anastomotic vascular channels lined with atypical endothelial cells   show
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show Rhabdosarcomas  
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Rhabdomyoblasts are the histological hallmark of what tumor   show
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What is the management of Benign cardiac tumors   show
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Why the prompt surgical date for a benign tumor   show
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The major role of surgery regarding malignant tumors is to   show
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show False  
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Buerger Disease is also called   show
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Name two Peripheral Arterial Diseases   show
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This PAD tends to occur in young males who are heavy cigarette smokers, consists of inflammation of periphery arteries and accompanied by thrombi and arterial vasospasm   show
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show Portions are Obliterate ("Obliterans")- rendering them physiologically useless  
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show Pain, Tenderness (of affected parts), Rubor (redness of skin), Cyanosis, Ischemia and gangrene (advanced cases)  
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show Cessation of smoking, increase ciculation (vasodilators and exercise), Sympathectomy (reduce vasospasm), Amputation (gangrene)  
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Name the Diagnosis of the following: Charcaterized by attacks of vasospasm in the small arteries and arterioles of the fingers and toes   show
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show The causes are different  
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show Raynaud phenomenon  
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What is the cause of Raynaud Disease   show
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show Raynaud Disease = women, Thromboangiitis Obliterans = males (heavy smokers)  
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Clinical manifestations of both Raynaud Phenomenon and Disease include   show
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When the vasospasm resolves in Raynaud Phenomenon and Disease what presents   show
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show Removing the stimulus or treating the symptoms  
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show Prevent or alleviate the vasospasm (removing the stimulus is not an option since it is not known)  
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What is a distended, tortuous, and palpable vein called   show
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show Trauma (causing more valves) or gradual venous distention due to a combination of standing for a long time (gravity pooling blood in legs)  
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show Saphenous  
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show Chronic Venous Insufficiency  
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show Edema, hyperpigmentation, ischemia of ther feet and ankles  
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show Venous Stasis Ulcers - which are susceptibleto infection  
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Treatment of varicose veins   show
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show DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis)  
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show Decreased blood pressure and flow in veins (more stasis)  
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Causative agents for venous thrombus include (3 things)   show
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show Inflammation, extreme tenderness, swelling, and redness in the area of the thrombi  
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show It (or part of it) will be transported to the pulmonary circulation causing pulmonary emboli  
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show Neuralgia (severe sharp pain)  
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show Anticoagulation with Heprin, Rest and possibly Thrombectomy  
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