Practice Question review - patho

Question 1

Explain the pathophysiology of inflammation in 2-3 sentences

Answer 1

the body’s response to a stressor, a coordinated and organized response

Question 2

What are the three goals of an inflammatory response

Answer 2

wall-off the infection, prevent the spread, bring the body’s defenses to an area under attack

Question 3

What are the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation

Answer 3

redness, loss of function, pain, swelling, heat

Question 4

Cause of redness in inflammation

Answer 4

vasoconstriction, increased blood flow

Question 5

Cause of loss of function in inflammation

Answer 5

pain, increased fluid, tissue damage

Question 6

Cause of pain in inflammation

Answer 6

increased fluid, mediated pain response

Question 7

Cause of swelling in inflammation

Answer 7

increased fluid, increased permeability, vasodilation

Question 8

Cause of heat in inflammation

Answer 8

vasoconstriction, increased blood flow

Question 9

Comminuted fracture

Answer 9

a fracture with more than one fracture line and more than two bone fragments that may be shattered or crushed

Question 10

Avulsion fracture

Answer 10

Separation of a small fragment of bone at the site of attachment of a ligament or tendon

Question 11

Impacted fracture

Answer 11

A fracture in which one part of the fracture is compressed into an adjacent part of the fracture

Question 12

Physiological effects of epinephrine

Answer 12

increased pulse, bronchodilation, increased BP, vasoconstriction

Question 13

In order, list the 4 pain pathways

Answer 13

transduction –> transmission –> modulation –> perception

Question 14

What triggers the RAAS system

Answer 14

fluid volume deficit, decrease in renal perfusion