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14 Cards in this Set
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Aneurysm
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A localized dilatation of the wall of an artery
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Ateritis
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Inflammation of an artery
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Carotid Body Tumor
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A benign mass (also called paraganglioma or chemodectoma) of the carotid body, which is a small round mass at the carotid bifurcation.
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Dissection
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A tear along the inner layer of an artery that results in the splitting or separation of the walls of a blood vessel
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Fibromuscular Dysplasia
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Abnormal growth and development of the muscular layer of an artery wall with fibrosis and collagen deposition causing stenosis.
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Intimal Flap
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A small tear in the wall of a blood vessel resulting in a portion of the intima and part of the media protruding into the lumen of the vessel; this free portion of the blood vessel wall may appear to move with pulsations in flow
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Pseudoaneurysm
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A dilation of an artery with disruption of one or more layers of the vessel wall causing an expanding hematoma; also called false aneurysm
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Tortuosity
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The quality of being tortuous, winding, twisting
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What is the most common pathology that is encountered during a carotid ultrasound examination?
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Atherosclerosis
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Tortuous carotid arteries are usually asymptomatic, but a kinked after may cause symptoms of
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Stroke and/or TIA, especially upon turning the head
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What is the cause of tortuous carotid arteries?
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Possibly congenital
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Do tortuous carotid arteries affect makes or females more often and what age group?
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Affects more women than men in the mostly in the older adult population
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What does a referring physician often mistake for a carotid aneurysm and why?
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1) A very tortuous proximal common carotid or brachiocephalic (in nominate)artery for a carotid aneurysm
2) Because a large tortuous vessel that courses superficially may appear to be a very pulsatile mass upon palpation and/or upon being seen pulsing in the proximal neck |
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What type of scan can differentiate between a tortuous CCA and a carotid aneurysm?
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Duplex ultrasound scan
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