Question

MECHANISMS OF SELF DEFENSE:

Inflammation, the Inflammatory Response, and Fever

Mr. T has recently been diagnosed with a chronic inflammation related to his inflammatory bowel disease. He is 5′11″ and weighs 300 pounds.

Question prompts

1. What is Mr. T’s body mass index, and how did you determine this?

2. What is the significance of his BMI based on his diagnosis?

3. How accurate is BMI in athletes?

4. Differentiate between acute and chronic inflammation.

5. What is a granulomatous lesion?

Answer 1

1 Calculation of body mass Index BMI - kg/m² auto kg - Person weight m² = height of Penson. So, BMI = 300 Pounds 15'1" = 41.8 Slovel This is considened obeseos 2) A possible moleenlane explanation for why overweight is harmful has been discovered by researchers. They Suggest that overeating increases the Immune response. This increased immune response Causes the body to generate exessive Inflammation, which may lead to number of chronic diseases.

3) The normal range of BMI z i athletes is 18.5 to 24.9. Anything below 18.5 is potentially underweight and weight within 25-30 is consider an overweight. and above 30 i Considen an obese. 4) Acute Inflammation can be seen in Scabbing, rednes, Pus and Swelling, however chronic inflammation is not a part of the body natural healing process. It a a Condition whene dilated blood vessels and a hyped up Immune System become the new norm. A granuloma is a structure formed during - Inflammation that is found in many diseases. It is a - Collection of immune cells known as macrophages. Granulomas form when the immune System attempts to wall of SSubstances èt Penceives as foreign but is unable to eliminate.