Inflammation — Flashcards

Flashcard 121: Which reaction to monoclonal antibodies includes skin rash, fever, and arthralgias? _____

Answer: Serum sickness

Flashcard 122: CD4+ Th cell response to M. tuberculosis is most likely to occur _____ week(s) after exposure

Answer: 2-4

Flashcard 123: Which joint pathology is caused by a synovitis leading to formation of a pannus (inflamed granulation tissue)? _____

Answer: Rheumatoid arthritis

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Flashcard 124: What cytokine is produced by macrophages to recruit neutrophils for persistent acute inflammation? _____

Answer: IL-8

Flashcard 125: Microglia are activated in response to _____

Answer: tissue damage

Flashcard 126: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate _____ in inflammatory conditions

Answer: increases

Flashcard 127: Which leukocyte is most involved in an acute inflammatory response? _____

Answer: Neutrophils

Flashcard 128: Alcoholic hepatitis is characterized by _____ of hepatocytes with necrosis and neutrophilic infiltration

Answer: swelling

Flashcard 129: Francisella tularensis is a zoonotic bacteria that forms caseating granulomas with regional _____

Answer: lymphadenopathy

Flashcard 130: Which type of granuloma is characteristic of tuberculosis and fungal infections? _____

Answer: Caseating granulomas