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Davis Advantage for Pathophysiology Introductory Concepts
and Clinical Perspectives 3rd Edition By Theresa Capriotti

3 goals of inflammation - ANSWER:wall off injured area

prevent spread of injury

bring bodys defenses to needed area

acute inflammation - ANSWER:raid onset

terminates quickly

chemical mediators orchestrate response

Phases of acute inflammation - ANSWER:1. increased vascular permeability
2. cellular chemotaxis
3. systemic response

__________ and ____________ dilate vessels - ANSWER:histamine and bradykinin


toxins are diluted by - ANSWER:fluid and WBC

5 signs of inflammation - ANSWER:heat, redness, swelling, pain, loss of function

purulent exudate - ANSWER:proteins, microbes, cell debris

white-green discharge

transudate - ANSWER:watery, clear

abcess - ANSWER:localized collection of pus

effusion - ANSWER:accumulation of fluid in body cavity

Cellular Chemotaxis - ANSWER:a chemical signal from microbial agents, endothelial
cells, and WBCs attracts platelets and other WBCs to the site of injury

Margination - ANSWER:WBCs line up along endothelium

release inflammatory mediators

Leukocytosis - ANSWER:increase in the number of white blood cells

, leukemoid reaction - ANSWER:extreme elevation in WBC

WBC differential - ANSWER:measure of the percentage of different types of white
blood cells present in the blood

inflammatory mediators - ANSWER:promote/inhibit inflammation

many pharm agents modulate

cytokines, chemokines

cytokines (2) - ANSWER:regulate immunity, released by WBC

Tumor necrosis factor alpha TNF
Interleukins ILs

chemokines - ANSWER:Attract leukocytes to site of inflammation

acute phase proteins - ANSWER:liver produces in response to cytokines

CRP, fibrinogen, serum amyloid A, Hepcidin

C-reactive protein (CRP), indicates? - ANSWER:marks foreign material for
phagocytosis

activates complement system

stimulates other inflammatory cytokines

elevation indicates active inflammation

High sensitivity C-reactive protein indicates - ANSWER:risk of heart attack

fibrinogen - ANSWER:binds to RBCs and fixes them into stacks that precipitate

process called rouleaux and sedimentation

erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) - ANSWER:timed test that measures the rate at
which red blood cells settle through a volume of plasma

active inflammation

Amyloidosis, indicates? - ANSWER:prolonged secretion of serum amyloid a

indicates chronic inflammation

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