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NSG 1400 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
Acute inflammation - correct-answer - The immediate response to tissue injury
and is short in duration (minutes to days)
-Swelling
-Pain
-Heat
-Redness
-Loss of function - correct-answer - Localized signs and symptoms of inflammation
include:
-Fever
-Leukocytosis
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-Malaise
-Fatigue
-Increased pulse & respirations
-Anorexia
-Nausea - correct-answer - Systemic signs and symptoms of inflammation include:
Chronic inflammation - correct-answer - Occurs when inflammation continues for
weeks to years after the initial injury
-CBC with WBC differential
-C-reactive Protein (CRP)
-Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
-Serological tests to detect specific antibodies or viruses - correct-answer - What
are the labs to assess inflammation?
-Elevated WBC (>11,100 cells/mm^3)
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-Elevated neutrophils (>8,000 cells/mm^3)
-Elevated monocytes (>700 cells/mm^3)
-Elevated lymphocytes (>4,000 cells/mm^3) - correct-answer - What are the WBC
lab consequences of inflammation?
C-reactive protein - correct-answer - A nonspecific protein, produced in the liver,
that becomes elevated during episodes of acute inflammation or infection
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - correct-answer - A nonspecific test for
inflammation that measures how quickly blood cells will settle to the bottom of a
test tube; a faster than normal rate may indicate inflammation in the body
-Age: very young and very old
-Low socioeconomic status
-Geographic location where infection is prevalent
-Immunodeficiency
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-Chronic disease
-Environmental conditions: crowded living conditions, absence of clean
food/water, insufficient air ventilation, unsafe sanitary conditions - correct-
answer - What factors place a patient at risk for infection?
-CBC with WBC differential
-Culture & sensitivity
-C-reactive protein (CRP)
-Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
-Serological tests to detect specific antibodies or viruses - correct-answer - What
are the appropriate labs to determine the presence of infection?
-Elevated basophils (>100 cells/mm^3)
-Elevated eosinophils (>500 cells/mm^3) - correct-answer - What are the WBC lab
consequences of parasitic infections?
NSG 1400 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS
Acute inflammation - correct-answer - The immediate response to tissue injury
and is short in duration (minutes to days)
-Swelling
-Pain
-Heat
-Redness
-Loss of function - correct-answer - Localized signs and symptoms of inflammation
include:
-Fever
-Leukocytosis
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-Malaise
-Fatigue
-Increased pulse & respirations
-Anorexia
-Nausea - correct-answer - Systemic signs and symptoms of inflammation include:
Chronic inflammation - correct-answer - Occurs when inflammation continues for
weeks to years after the initial injury
-CBC with WBC differential
-C-reactive Protein (CRP)
-Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
-Serological tests to detect specific antibodies or viruses - correct-answer - What
are the labs to assess inflammation?
-Elevated WBC (>11,100 cells/mm^3)
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-Elevated neutrophils (>8,000 cells/mm^3)
-Elevated monocytes (>700 cells/mm^3)
-Elevated lymphocytes (>4,000 cells/mm^3) - correct-answer - What are the WBC
lab consequences of inflammation?
C-reactive protein - correct-answer - A nonspecific protein, produced in the liver,
that becomes elevated during episodes of acute inflammation or infection
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - correct-answer - A nonspecific test for
inflammation that measures how quickly blood cells will settle to the bottom of a
test tube; a faster than normal rate may indicate inflammation in the body
-Age: very young and very old
-Low socioeconomic status
-Geographic location where infection is prevalent
-Immunodeficiency
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-Chronic disease
-Environmental conditions: crowded living conditions, absence of clean
food/water, insufficient air ventilation, unsafe sanitary conditions - correct-
answer - What factors place a patient at risk for infection?
-CBC with WBC differential
-Culture & sensitivity
-C-reactive protein (CRP)
-Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
-Serological tests to detect specific antibodies or viruses - correct-answer - What
are the appropriate labs to determine the presence of infection?
-Elevated basophils (>100 cells/mm^3)
-Elevated eosinophils (>500 cells/mm^3) - correct-answer - What are the WBC lab
consequences of parasitic infections?
