A patient presents to the emergency department with an infected wound on his left forearm. The nurse explains the inflammatory response caused by the injury will occur in what sequence?
A) Heat, pain, redness, swelling
B) Swelling, pain, redness, heat
C) Redness, swelling, heat, pain
D) Pain, redness, swelling, heat
C
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The inflammatory response will begin with redness in the direct line of the infected wound. Next, swelling will occur because of the fluid that leaks into the tissue as a result of the change in capillary permeability. The heat can be detected due to the increased blood flow to the area. Pain will be felt due to the activation of fibers by histamine and the kinin system as well as stretching of the tissue caused by the edema.
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