Inflammation
This is the body's normal physiological response to cellular injury
What is inflammation?
When infection spreads throughout the entire body, leading to organ failure.
What is sepsis?
This part of the brain regulates body temperature and has a set point around 37°C .
What is the hypothalamus?
This type of immunity is specific and develops after exposure to an antigen.
What is adaptive (acquired) immunity?
The acronym that gives guidance to how patient centred goals should be created.
What is SMART?
These four classic signs characterize inflammation
What is redness, warmth, swelling, and pain?
This diagnostic test identifies the pathogen and determines which antimicrobial will work.
What is a culture and sensitivity?
These receptors located in the skin and core send temperature information to the hypothalamus.
What are thermoreceptors?
These types of cells attack infected or abnormal cells directly
What are T lymphocytes?
The 3 components of a well-worded nursing diagnosis
What is problem, etiology (cause), and symptoms?
These white blood cells are the primary responders in acute inflammation and increase rapidly.
What are neutrophils?
This type of pathogen requires a host cell to replicate and can remain dormant for years.
What is a virus?
This is the most reliable method for measuring core body temperature in critical situations.
What is a rectal temperature?
This immune response involves IgE and causes widespread histamine release.
What is anaphylaxis?
This model (used in the NCLEX) outlines how nurses think and make clinical decisions in a structured, step-by-step process.
What is the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM)?
These 2 blood markers are commonly elevated in inflammation.
What are C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)?
This age-related change increases infection risk due to fewer T and B lymphocytes and slower immune response.
What is immunosenescence?
An organ in the body that produces as much as 20% of total body heat at rest.
What is the liver?
This medication is used to treat malignant hyperthermia by inhibiting calcium release in skeletal muscle.
What is dantrolene?
This step of the CJMM involves deciding which problem is most urgent.
What is prioritizing hypothesis?