N212 PATHO EXAM 1 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What is a vascular effect of histamine released from mast cells? -
ANSWERS-vasodilation
Which chemical mediator induces pain during an inflammatory
response? - ANSWERS-prostaglandin
What process causes edema that occurs during the inflammatory
process? - ANSWERS-increased capillary permeability
What process causes heat and redness that occur during the
inflammatory process? - ANSWERS-vasodilation
When looking at white blood cells differentials, nurses know that
patients have early, acute inflammatory reactions when they notice
elevations of which leukocyte? - ANSWERS-neutrophils
The predominant phagocytic cells in the later stages of an inflammatory
response are: - ANSWERS-monocytes
Macrophages are mature monocytes. True or false - ANSWERS-true
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, N212 PATHO EXAM 1 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What is the function of opsonization? - ANSWERS-the tagging of
pathogenic microorganisms for destruction by neutrophils and
macrophages
Types of exudate - ANSWERS-serous, fibrinous, purulent, hemorrhagic
Which patient has the greatest risk for infection? - ANSWERS-A patient
taking corticosteroid therapy
Which mechanism can cause antimicrobial resistance? - ANSWERS-
producing enzymes that inactivate the drug
Opportunistic infections - ANSWERS-caused by normal flora that do
not normally cause infection, which become pathogenic when the
immune system is compromised
Blood cells are not shown to proliferate in which tissue? - ANSWERS-
muscle
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QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What is a vascular effect of histamine released from mast cells? -
ANSWERS-vasodilation
Which chemical mediator induces pain during an inflammatory
response? - ANSWERS-prostaglandin
What process causes edema that occurs during the inflammatory
process? - ANSWERS-increased capillary permeability
What process causes heat and redness that occur during the
inflammatory process? - ANSWERS-vasodilation
When looking at white blood cells differentials, nurses know that
patients have early, acute inflammatory reactions when they notice
elevations of which leukocyte? - ANSWERS-neutrophils
The predominant phagocytic cells in the later stages of an inflammatory
response are: - ANSWERS-monocytes
Macrophages are mature monocytes. True or false - ANSWERS-true
END OF
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, N212 PATHO EXAM 1 LATEST
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026 - 2027
What is the function of opsonization? - ANSWERS-the tagging of
pathogenic microorganisms for destruction by neutrophils and
macrophages
Types of exudate - ANSWERS-serous, fibrinous, purulent, hemorrhagic
Which patient has the greatest risk for infection? - ANSWERS-A patient
taking corticosteroid therapy
Which mechanism can cause antimicrobial resistance? - ANSWERS-
producing enzymes that inactivate the drug
Opportunistic infections - ANSWERS-caused by normal flora that do
not normally cause infection, which become pathogenic when the
immune system is compromised
Blood cells are not shown to proliferate in which tissue? - ANSWERS-
muscle
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