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Nursing 337 Exam 2 With Correct Solutions 2025
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Inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Sequential response to cell injury
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Neutralizes and dilutes inflammatory agent
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Removes necrotic materials
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Establishes an environment suitable for healing and repair
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vascular response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Dilutes the area products
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First phase of inflammatory response
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Histamines and other mediators are released that cause vasodilation and increased vascular permeability
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vasodilation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔causes heat and redness
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increased vascular permeability - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔fluid shift causing edema and pain
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cellular response - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔engulfs, destroys, creates immunity
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Second phase of inflammatory response
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Migration of WBCs to site by chemotaxis
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Neutrophils within hours (engulf and destroy)
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Monocytes within days (clean up debris)
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Lymphocytes (create immunity) b b
histamine - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔causes vasodilation and capillary permeability
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serotonin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔causes vasodilation, capillary permeability, and smooth muscle contraction
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kinins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔stimulate pain receptors at site of inflammation
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complement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔histamine release, chemotaxis
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prostaglandins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔cause vasodilation b b b b
leukotrines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔cause vasodilation and chemotaxis b b b b b b
cytokines - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔inflammatory mediators b b b b
left - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔increased WBC count with shift to the ___
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fever - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔cytokines and prostaglandins can cause this
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purulent - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔this type of drainage indicates infection
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cloudy, yellow drainage b b
catarrhal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔sinus drainage b b b b
serous - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔yellowish tinge fo blood
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clear, not infected
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4.5-6 million/mcl - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Normal RBC count range
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12-16 gm/dL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Normal female Hgb range
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14-18 gm/dL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Normal male Hgb range
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37-47% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal female hematocrit
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42-52% - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Normal male hematocrit
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5,000-10,000/mcL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Normal WBC range b b b b b
150,000-400,00/mcL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔normal platelet range b b b b b
C-reactive protein (CRP) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔elevation of this is a non-specific sign of inflammation
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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR; sed rate) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔elevation of this is a non-specific sign of
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inflammation
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procalcitonin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔elevation of this indicates inflammation from bacterial infection
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marker of bacteria caused inflammation used in testing for pneumonia
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acute - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔this inflammation lasts 2-3 weeks with no residual damage usually
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Neutrophils are main cell type b b b b
Subacute - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔this inflammation lasts >3 weeks with no residual damage usually
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Neutrophils are main cell type b b b b
chronic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔this inflammation may last for years with injurious agent persisting or repeating
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injury to site
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main cell types are lymphocytes and macrophages
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may result from changes in immune system (autoimmune disease)
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inhibit prostaglandins - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔give Acetaminophen and NSAIDS (ibuprofen) to do this
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