Unregistered101
10-02-2006, 11:43 AM
A homeless 38 yr-old man has a 3-month history of decreased appetite, generalized wasting, a low-grade fever, and worsening cough productive of blood, mucopurulent sputum. He has a 3-yr history of alcohol abuse. X-ray films of the chest show consolidation and cavitary lesions in the apices of the lungs. Which of the following is the most likely inflammatory and/or immune response in the lung?
A. Endothelial cell proliferation, vascular budding, fibroblasts
B. Epithelioid cells, multinucleated giant cells, caseation necrosis
C. Fibroblasts, Collagen deposition, replacement of intrinsic tissue
D. Macrophages, lymphocytes, hypergammaglobulinenia
E. Neutrophils, vascular congestion, exudate
A. Endothelial cell proliferation, vascular budding, fibroblasts
B. Epithelioid cells, multinucleated giant cells, caseation necrosis
C. Fibroblasts, Collagen deposition, replacement of intrinsic tissue
D. Macrophages, lymphocytes, hypergammaglobulinenia
E. Neutrophils, vascular congestion, exudate