Exam 6: Innate Immunity: Inflammation and Wound Healing

A 25-year-old male is in a car accident and sustains a fracture to his left femur with extensive soft tissue injury.The pain associated with the injury is related to:

The directional migration of leukocytes along a chemical gradient is termed:

The complement, clotting, and kinin systems share which of the following characteristics?

Healing by secondary intention would occur in which of the following patients? A patient with a:

A 54-year-old male intravenous (IV)drug user is diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C.Testing revealed that he is a candidate for treatment.Which of the following could be used to treat his condition?

A nurse remembers that the primary actions of the complement cascade include: (select all that apply)

A 25-year-old female experiences a headache and takes aspirin for relief.A nurse recalls aspirin relieves the headache by:

The nurse is assessing a patient with a diagnosis of inflammation.The nurse would expect to find which of the following signs and symptoms consistent with acute inflammation? (select all that apply)

An infant develops a fever secondary to a bacterial infection.Which of the following most likely triggered the fever?

Which of the following individuals would be at greatest risk for an opportunistic infection?

A 5-year-old male is diagnosed with a bacterial infection.Cultures of the bacteria revealed lipopolysaccharides on the bacterial cell surface.Which of the complement pathways would be activated in this case?

The post-surgical patient is experiencing delayed wound healing.The dietitian believes the delay is related to nutritional intake.A deficiency in which of the following substances could directly affect healing?

The predominant phagocyte of early inflammation is the:

Which statement indicates teaching was successful regarding the classical pathway of the complement system? The classical pathway of the complement system is activated by:

The macrophage secretion that stimulates procollagen synthesis and secretion is:

A 25-year-old female presents to her primary care provider reporting vaginal discharge of a white, viscous, and foul-smelling substance.She reports that she has been taking antibiotics for the past 6 months.Which finding will the nurse most likely see on the microorganism report?

When phagocytes begin to stick avidly to capillary walls, which process is occurring?

The nurse is reviewing the lab data of a newly admitted patient.The nurse notes the patient had an erythrocyte sedimentation done, and the results are quite elevated.The nurse would focus the care plan on which of the following conditions?

A nurse recalls the mast cell, a major activator of inflammation, initiates the inflammatory response through the process of:

A child fell off a swing and scraped his right knee.The injured area becomes painful.What else will the nurse observe upon assessment?