A patient who sustained a leg laceration in an industrial accident is brought to the emergency department. The area around the laceration is red, swollen, and tender. Which substance is responsible for causing this response?

1) Histamine
2) Prostaglandin
3) Bradykinin
4) Serotonin


ANS: 3

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