j1st jEdition jTkacs jTest jBank j-Questions j jwith jAnswer jKey jAt jthe jend jof
jEvery jChapter, jAll jUpdated
Chapter j1. jTHE jFOUNDATIONAL jCONCEPTS jOF jCLINICAL
jPRACTICE
1. The j characteristic, j localized j cardinal j signs j of j acute j inflammation j include:
A) fever.
B) fatigue.
C) redness.
D) granuloma.
2. The jvascular, jhemodynamic jstage jof jacute jinflammation jis jinitiated jby
jmomentary jvasoconstriction jfollowed jby jvasodilation jthat jcauses
jlocalized:
A) bleeding.
B) congestion.
C) pale jskin.
D) coolness.
3. The jcellular jstage jof jacute jinflammation jis jmarked jby jthe jmovement jof
jleukocytes jinto jthe jarea. jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jcells jarrives jearly jin
jgreat jnumbers?
A) Basophils
B) Lymphocytes
C) Neutrophils
D) Platelets
,4. The jphagocytosis jprocess jinvolves jthree jdistinct jsteps. jWhat jis jthe
jinitial jstep jin jthe jprocess?
A) Engulfment
B) Intracellular j killing
C) Antigen j margination
D) Recognition j and j adherence
5. Which jof jthe jfollowing jmediators jof jinflammation jcauses jincreased
jcapillary jpermeability jand jpain?
A) Serotonin
B) Histamine
C) Bradykinin
D) Nitric j oxide
6. Inflammatory jexudates jare ja jcombination jof jseveral jtypes. jWhich jof
jthe jfollowing jexudates jis jcomposed jof jenmeshed jnecrotic jcells?
A) Serous
B) Fibrinous
C) Suppurative
D) Membranous
7. The jacute-phase jsystemic jresponse jusually jbegins jwithin jhours jof jthe
jonset jof jinflammation jand jincludes:
A) fever j and j lethargy.
B) decreased j C-reactive j protein.
C) positive j nitrogen j balance.
D) low jerythrocyte j sedimentation j rate.
8. In jcontrast jto jacute jinflammation, jchronic jinflammation jis jcharacterized
jby jwhich jof jthe jfollowing jphenomena?
, A) Profuse jfibrinous j exudation
B) A jshift j to j the jleft j of jgranulocytes
C) Metabolic j and j respiratory j alkalosis
D) Lymphocytosis j and j activated j macrophages
9. Exogenous jpyrogens j(interleukin-1) jand jthe jpresence jof jbacteria jin jthe
jblood jlead jto jthe jrelease jof jendogenous jpyrogens jthat:
A) stabilize j thermal jcontrol jin jthe j brain.
B) produce j leukocytosis j and j anorexia.
C) block j viral j replication j in j cells.
D) inhibit j prostaglandin j release.
10 An jolder jadult j patient j has jjust j sheared j the j skin j on j her j elbow j while
j attempted
. to jboost jherself jup jin jbed, jan jevent jthat jhas jprecipitated jacute
jinflammation jin jthe jregion jsurrounding jthe jwound. jWhich jof jthe
jfollowing jevents jwill joccur jduring jthe jvascular jstage jof jthe jpatients
jinflammation?
A) Outpouring j of j exudate j into j interstitial j spaces
B) Chemotaxis
C) Accumulation j of j leukocytes j along j the j epithelium
D) Phagocytosis j of j cellular j debris
11 Which j of j the j following j individuals j most j likely jhas j the j highest j risk j of
. experiencing j chronic j inflammation?
A) A jpatient j who j has j recently j been j diagnosed j with jtype j 2 j diabetes
B) A j patient j who j is j a j carrier j of j an j antibiotic-resistant j organism
C) A j patient j who j is j taking j oral j antibiotics j for j an j upper j respiratory j infection
D) A jpatient j who jis j morbidly j obese jand j who j has j a j sedentary jlifestyle
12 Which j of j the j following j core j body j temperatures j is j within j normal j range?
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