Nurs 125 Inflammation Questions
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
• .Heat
• .Impaired .function .
• .Pain .
• .Edema
• .Redness .(this .and .warmth .occur .due .to .an .increase .in .blood .and .dilation .of
.blood .vessels .that .increase .vascular .permeability)
• .Exudate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .are .the .signs .& .symptoms .of
.Inflammation?
• .position
• .quality .
• .radiation .
• .severity
• .timing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .does .PQRST .stand .for?
Ask .patient .questions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-How .do .you .assess .PQRST?
Pain .Position .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Asking .patient ."where .is .the .pain?" ."What
.provokes .the .pain?" ."What .makes .the .pain .better. .Are .examples .of .what?
Pain .Quality .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Asking .patient ."what .kind .of .pain .do .you
.have? ."dull, .stabbing, .aching, .throbbing, .burning, .and .itching; .come .on .fast .or
.slow?" .Assesses .what?
Pain .Radiation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Asking .patient ."Does .pain .radiate .to
.somewhere .else .(i.e., .gallbladder, .liver .issues, .pancreatitis .can .radiate .to .back?
.Assesses .what?"
Pain .Severity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"Rate .your .pain .from .0-10". .Assesses .what?
Pain .timing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"when .does .it .start .and .stop, .i.e., .ac, .pc,
.bending .over, .what .precipitates .and .brings .it .on, .sudden .or .gradually?"
.Assesses .what?
Serous: .clear .with .a .yellow .tinge .and .straw .like .appearance .(wound .is .healing
.properly .and .receiving . nutrients) .
, • .Sanguineous: .blood .
• .Sera-sanguineous: .pink, .clear, .and .bloody .component .of .red .blood .cells .that
.are .hemolyzed; .on .a .dressing .the .bloody .component .will .be .in .the .center .and
.the .serous .will .absorb .on .the .outside .and .an .outline .will .form
• .Purulent: .pus, .opaque .white, .yellow, .green, .brown, .tan, .an .odor; .infection .is
.present .(you .would .doc .the .color .i.e., .milky .green, .amount, .size .i.e., .large, .thick)
• .Fibrinous: .fibrinogen .that .seeps .into .epithelial .level .of .blood .vessels .and
.combines .w/ .exudate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .are .the .different .types .of
.exudate?
Healing .and .wound .may .be .receiving .nutrients .properly. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
What .can .serious .drainage .indicate?
Purple .that .drainage .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pus, .opaque .white, .yellow, .green,
.brown, .tan, .an .odor; .infection .is .present .(you .would .doc .the .color .i.e., .milky
.green, .amount, .size .i.e., .large, .thick)
Fibrinous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-fibrinogen .that .seeps .into .epithelial .level .of
.blood .vessels .and .combines .w/ .exudate.
Sera-sanguineous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-clear, .and .bloody .component .of .red
.blood .cells .that .are .hemolyzed; .on .a .dressing .the .bloody .component .will .be .in
.the .center .and .the .serous .will .absorb .on .the .outside .and .an .outline .will .form
on .a .dressing .the .bloody .component .will .be .in .the .center .and .the .serous .will
.absorb .on .the .outside .and .an .outline .will .form. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Where .will
.the .blood .be .on .a .sera .sanguineous .wound .dressing?
Yes, .if .patient .is .immunocompromised. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .there .be
.infection .without .inflammation?
- .HIV .pt.
- .Chemotherapy .pt.
- .Elderly .(confusion .and .disorientation .w/ .infection .and .severe .inflammation.
.fever .temp .is .lower .their .normal .might .be .96.8 .becomes .100.2 .or .100.4)
- .Malnourished .pt.
- .Pt. .on .long .term .steroids .(mutes' .response .of .inflammatory .process; .be .on .the
.lookout .for .slight .uptick .in .temp, .pulse, .respirations) .ex. .Corticosteroids
- .Lupus .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .are .6 .examples .of .patients .who .may .be
.immunocompromised?
- CORRECT .ANSWER-Why .would .you .ask ."What .comorbidities, .other .disease
. .
.processes, .and .meds .do .you .take .?"
If .patient .is .showing .s/s .of .something .that .needs .to .be .assessed .first. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Conduct .a .focused .assessment .on .affected .body .system,
.then .physical .assessment. .Why .would . you .do .this?
and Answers A+ Graded (2025)
• .Heat
• .Impaired .function .
• .Pain .
• .Edema
• .Redness .(this .and .warmth .occur .due .to .an .increase .in .blood .and .dilation .of
.blood .vessels .that .increase .vascular .permeability)
• .Exudate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .are .the .signs .& .symptoms .of
.Inflammation?
• .position
• .quality .
• .radiation .
• .severity
• .timing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .does .PQRST .stand .for?
Ask .patient .questions .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-How .do .you .assess .PQRST?
Pain .Position .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Asking .patient ."where .is .the .pain?" ."What
.provokes .the .pain?" ."What .makes .the .pain .better. .Are .examples .of .what?
Pain .Quality .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Asking .patient ."what .kind .of .pain .do .you
.have? ."dull, .stabbing, .aching, .throbbing, .burning, .and .itching; .come .on .fast .or
.slow?" .Assesses .what?
Pain .Radiation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Asking .patient ."Does .pain .radiate .to
.somewhere .else .(i.e., .gallbladder, .liver .issues, .pancreatitis .can .radiate .to .back?
.Assesses .what?"
Pain .Severity .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"Rate .your .pain .from .0-10". .Assesses .what?
Pain .timing .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-"when .does .it .start .and .stop, .i.e., .ac, .pc,
.bending .over, .what .precipitates .and .brings .it .on, .sudden .or .gradually?"
.Assesses .what?
Serous: .clear .with .a .yellow .tinge .and .straw .like .appearance .(wound .is .healing
.properly .and .receiving . nutrients) .
, • .Sanguineous: .blood .
• .Sera-sanguineous: .pink, .clear, .and .bloody .component .of .red .blood .cells .that
.are .hemolyzed; .on .a .dressing .the .bloody .component .will .be .in .the .center .and
.the .serous .will .absorb .on .the .outside .and .an .outline .will .form
• .Purulent: .pus, .opaque .white, .yellow, .green, .brown, .tan, .an .odor; .infection .is
.present .(you .would .doc .the .color .i.e., .milky .green, .amount, .size .i.e., .large, .thick)
• .Fibrinous: .fibrinogen .that .seeps .into .epithelial .level .of .blood .vessels .and
.combines .w/ .exudate .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .are .the .different .types .of
.exudate?
Healing .and .wound .may .be .receiving .nutrients .properly. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
What .can .serious .drainage .indicate?
Purple .that .drainage .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-pus, .opaque .white, .yellow, .green,
.brown, .tan, .an .odor; .infection .is .present .(you .would .doc .the .color .i.e., .milky
.green, .amount, .size .i.e., .large, .thick)
Fibrinous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-fibrinogen .that .seeps .into .epithelial .level .of
.blood .vessels .and .combines .w/ .exudate.
Sera-sanguineous .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-clear, .and .bloody .component .of .red
.blood .cells .that .are .hemolyzed; .on .a .dressing .the .bloody .component .will .be .in
.the .center .and .the .serous .will .absorb .on .the .outside .and .an .outline .will .form
on .a .dressing .the .bloody .component .will .be .in .the .center .and .the .serous .will
.absorb .on .the .outside .and .an .outline .will .form. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Where .will
.the .blood .be .on .a .sera .sanguineous .wound .dressing?
Yes, .if .patient .is .immunocompromised. .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Can .there .be
.infection .without .inflammation?
- .HIV .pt.
- .Chemotherapy .pt.
- .Elderly .(confusion .and .disorientation .w/ .infection .and .severe .inflammation.
.fever .temp .is .lower .their .normal .might .be .96.8 .becomes .100.2 .or .100.4)
- .Malnourished .pt.
- .Pt. .on .long .term .steroids .(mutes' .response .of .inflammatory .process; .be .on .the
.lookout .for .slight .uptick .in .temp, .pulse, .respirations) .ex. .Corticosteroids
- .Lupus .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-What .are .6 .examples .of .patients .who .may .be
.immunocompromised?
- CORRECT .ANSWER-Why .would .you .ask ."What .comorbidities, .other .disease
. .
.processes, .and .meds .do .you .take .?"
If .patient .is .showing .s/s .of .something .that .needs .to .be .assessed .first. .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Conduct .a .focused .assessment .on .affected .body .system,
.then .physical .assessment. .Why .would . you .do .this?
