L-03-01-P81 - Acute and Chronic Inflammation

119. Sarah believes that the primary function of inflammation is to eliminate the pathogen, remove injured tissue components and restore homeostasis while Emma believes that the primary function of inflammation is to alert the adaptive immune system. Who is correct?

120. Yes or No: Daniel claims that he once had an inflammatory response even though a pathogen had not entered his body. Is this possible?

121. While packing her scrumptious snack for the end of semester exam, Hannah accidently cuts herself. But instead of being a pessimist, she decides to use her experience to revise her inflammation lecture and decides to finally learn the 5 signs of inflammation (redness, swelling, pain, loss of function and heat). Later that night, she indeed notices her cut becoming more red and hot. Which of the following is causing the redness and heat in Hannah’s finger?

122. By chattering away during the revision lectures, James made Maddi very angry. As a result, while walking out the door, Maddi "accidentally" trips James, leaving him with a cut lip :( Which of the following would immediately occur at the site of the cut?

123. As a result of the injury, the mast cells, basophils and platelets in James’ lip start releasing releasing histamine. What is the main function of histamine?

124. Mark loses yet another basketball game and this time, he blames his grazed knee. Which type of exudate formation will Mark most likely have?

125. When examining his injury, Mark found blisters on his knee. As a result, he concluded that he had serous inflammatory exudate formation. When testing the exudate, which of the following will most likely be observed?

126. Gaya and Ganan get into another argument involving chronic inflammation. Gaya believes that acute inflammation can eventually cause chronic inflammation. Ganan argues that chronic inflammation is a different process for acute inflammation clinically and occurs as a primary response to certain stimuli. Which of the following is correct?

127. Stella stays up all night studying chronic fibrous inflammation. The next day, she is doing a site visit and she meets a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. Which of the following is correct?

128. When the pharmacology lecturer asked the cohort to name bacteria they had heard of, Ayushica cleverly answered “Helicobacter Pylori”. However, when the pharmacology lecturer asked what type of inflammation this bacteria causes, she was stumped. Which of the following chronic inflammation types is most likely to occur post H. Pylori infection?

129. Yes or No: Kithmini and Jayan are discussing differences between acute inflammation and chronic inflammation. They conclude that in chronic inflammation, damage and healing occur simultaneously however this is not the case with acute inflammation. Is this correct?