Patterns of inflammatory response US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Patterns of inflammatory response Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Which cytokine is responsible for maintaining granulomas in TB infection? _____
Answer: TNF- (from macrophages)
Flashcard 2: What acute phase reactant is upregulated during inflammation that correlates with ESR_____
Answer: Fibrinogen
Flashcard 3: The gross appearance of inflammatory breast cancer is often described as resembling an _____ (due to invasion of lymphatic spaces)
Answer: orange peel (Peau d'orange)
Flashcard 4: Acute inflammation is characterized by the presence of edema and _____ in tissue
Answer: neutrophils (cell type)
Flashcard 5: How do neutrophil levels decrease following acute inflammation?_____
Answer: Neutrophils undergo apoptosis
Flashcard 6: What microscopic changes occur from 1 - 3 days post-MI? _____
Answer: Neutrophils (acute inflammation)
Flashcard 7: Following leukocyte extravasation, pathogens or necrotic tissue are consumed by _____
Answer: phagocytosis
Flashcard 8: Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis is characterized by "_____" of capillaries on light microscopy
Answer: wire looping
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Flashcard 9: Lymph node biopsy in cat scratch disease reveals _____ resembling those seen in sarcoidosis
Answer: stellate granulomas
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Flashcard 10: Which type of granuloma exhibits central necrosis?
_____
Answer: Caseating granulomas
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