A patient admitted with an infected wound is demonstrating signs of improvement. The nurse would attribute this improvement to which physiologic process?
1. Cortisol released from the adrenal glands
2. Hypothalamus activating white blood cells
3. Endothelial cells releasing mediators to contain the infection
4. Mediators that decrease permeability of vessel walls
Answer: 3
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