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NUR 3125 Inflammation Questions With Complete Solutions
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- NUR 3125
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- University Of South Florida
NUR 3125 Inflammation Questions With Complete Solutions
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NUR 3125 Inflammation Questions With CompleteSolutions
"Inflame" means to Correct Answers set fire
Abscess formation Correct Answers "A localized collection of
pus (suppurative inflammation) appearing in an acute or chronic
infection, and associated with tissue destruction, and swelling
Abscess is a collection of Correct Answers pus
- when abscess not treated, it will scar in that abscess or block it
out
Acute inflammation Correct Answers e.g. spider bite
- includes heavily the vascular process
- Less than 48 hours
- Dominated by neutrophils
Acute inflammation has one of four outcomes: Correct Answers
1. Abscess formation
2. Progression to chronic inflammation
3. Resolution
4. Repair
An abscess on a diabetic person can lead to Correct Answers
death and becomes systemic
Bradykinin Correct Answers causes pain
, Carbuncle Correct Answers - it is an extensive form of abscess
in which pus is present in multiple loci open at the surface by
sinuses
- occur in the back of the neck and scalp
Cellulitis Correct Answers It is an acute diffuse suppurative
inflammation caused by stretococci, which secrete
hyaluronidase & streptokinase enzymes that dissolve the ground
substances and facilitate the spread of infection
Chemicals Correct Answers drugs, toxins, or caustic
substances like battery acid
Chronic inflammation Correct Answers e.g. rheumatoid
arthritis, asthma
- greater emphasis on the immunological process
- greater than 48 hours (weeks, months, years)
- dominated by mononuclear cells
Cyclooxygenase (COX) 1 Correct Answers results in
prostaglandin used for other stuff; e.g. coat the inside of your
stomach and renal tubules of kidneys
- used by women's body during the delivery process
Cyclooxygenase (COX) 2 Correct Answers catalyzes the
conversion of COX 1 to arachidonic acid
- e.g. my knee hurts
Cytokine Correct Answers cytokine storm thickens the
basement membranes; swelling increases space between
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