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nbme18/Block 3/Question#35 (reveal difficulty score)
A 30-year-old woman with a long standing ...
Macrophages ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: Immuno repeat

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between macrophages and neutrophils; neutrohpils are more acute. here is long standing :)

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azibird  Is there anything else to it? I was thinking neutrophils because they could be filled with diplococci in gonorrhea. +4
nbmeanswersownersucks  I think if they wanted neutrophils they would've had to mention something about maybe pus or white discharge but since this is chronic and scarred, its unlikely neutrophils would be present i.e. no longer an active infection +3
cbreland  Can't believe this was that simple... +6
thrawn  Macrophages activate fibrocytes to be fibroblasts +2
thrawn  There is always a means of complicating a thing. +1
jaramaiha  Excuse me while I go chase some zebras +6
coco  FA2020 p216 chronic inflammation:macrophage are dominat cell outcome:scarring +2



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