An older adult client has just sheared the skin on her elbow while attempting to boost herself up in bed, an event that has precipitated acute inflammation in the region surrounding the wound

Which of the following events will occur during the vascular stage of the client's inflammation?
A) Outpouring of exudate into interstitial spaces
B) Chemotaxis
C) Accumulation of leukocytes along the epithelium
D) Phagocytosis of cellular debris


Ans: A
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The vascular stage of acute inflammation includes the outpouring of exudate into the extravascular spaces. Margination (epithelial accumulation of leukocytes), chemotaxis, and phagocytosis take place during the cellular stage.

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