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A patient was admitted for traumatic brain injury yesterday.Today the patient presents fever, neutropenia, high CRP, and lowprealbumin. Which stage of injury response is he in?
A. targeted immune response
B. chronic inflammatory response
C. acute inflammatory response
D. localized inflammation
2.5 points
QUESTION 2
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To assess energy requirement of an intubated obese patient,which of the following can give the most accurate result if allmethods and tools would be available?
A. Mifflin-St. Jeor
B. Indirect calorimetry
C. Harris-Benedict
D. DEXA scan
2.5 points
QUESTION 3
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Atherosclerosis
A. involves chronic inflammation
B. involves uptake of free fatty acids by monocytes
C. initiates with a lesion in the muscular layer of the bloodvessel
D. cholesterol accumulation in plaque is proportional to dietarycholesterol
2.5 points
QUESTION 4
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Which of the following about RAAS is correct?
A. Aldosterone release increases fluid and potassium retention
B. Renin activation helps convert angiotensin I to angiotensinII
C. Angiotensin I relaxes blood vessels.
D. An ACE inhibitor reduces the production of angiotensin II
