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From what does a glomus tumor arise?: the modified smooth muscle cells of the glomus body
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What is a cystic hygroma?: A cavernous lymphangioma of the neck seen in Turner's patients
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What is a lymphangiosarcoma?: Lymphatic malignancy associated with persistent lymphedema, may be seen following a radical mastectomy
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What is a pyogenic granuloma?: A polypoid capillary hemangioma that can ulcerate and bleed, it tends to be assoicated with trauma and/or pregnancy
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What is an angiosarcoma?: A highly lethal malignancy of the liver. It is associated with vinyl chloride, arsenic or thortrast exposure
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What is Sturge Weber disease?: Congenital vascular disorder that affects capillary sized vessels. Patients will present with a port wine stain (nevus flammeus) on the face, ipsilateral leptomeningeal angiomatosis (intracerebral AVM), seizures, and early onset glaucoma
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What side effects are associated with hydralazine therapy?: compensatory tachycardia (why we only use in CHF and not CAD), fluid retention, nausea, headache, angina, lupus like syndrom
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Which two beta blockers are contraindicated in anginal thx?: Pindolol and acebutalol because they both have slightly beta agonist effects