case disc- week 2

Question 1

acute inflammation has evidence of:

Answer 1

neutrophils (leave blood that go to tissues)
left shift, neutropenia

Question 2

chronic inflammation has evidence of:

Answer 2

hyperplastic response in bone marrow
monocytosis

Question 3

what blood tests do you use to tell if it is acute or chronic inflammation

Answer 3

CBC and protein parameters

Question 4

what are acute phase proteins?

Answer 4

-proteins that are synthesized by the liver in response to infection, illness, and tissue injury
-proteins enhance the inflammatory response and aid innate immune system in defense against pathogens
-include opsonins, anti-proteases, complement proteins

Question 5

what is the acute phase response

Answer 5

-physiological processes that occur during inflammation/tissue damage triggered by IL-1, IL-6, TNFa
-innate immune response to non-specific tissue injury

Question 6

what is necrosis

Answer 6

tissue death