Acute inflammation: practice question

A Pathology question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Pathology · Acute inflammation

Sample item

Which leukocyte predominates during the first 24 hours of a typical acute bacterial inflammation?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Neutrophil

Neutrophils are rapidly recruited in acute bacterial inflammation and provide early phagocytic and microbicidal activity, whereas macrophages become more prominent later and in chronic inflammation.

Option by option

  • A. Eosinophil

    Eosinophils are prominent in parasitic infection and allergic disease.

  • B. Macrophage

    Macrophages become more important later and in chronic inflammation.

  • C. Plasma cell

    Plasma cells produce antibodies and are more associated with chronic immune responses.

  • D. Neutrophil (correct)

    Correct: neutrophils are early responders in acute bacterial inflammation.

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What is the answer to this Pathology question?

The best answer is D, Neutrophil. Neutrophils are rapidly recruited in acute bacterial inflammation and provide early phagocytic and microbicidal activity, whereas macrophages become more prominent later and in chronic inflammation.

Why is "Eosinophil" not the answer?

Eosinophils are prominent in parasitic infection and allergic disease.

Why is "Macrophage" not the answer?

Macrophages become more important later and in chronic inflammation.

Why is "Plasma cell" not the answer?

Plasma cells produce antibodies and are more associated with chronic immune responses.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Acute inflammation in Pathology. The correct option holds because: Correct: neutrophils are early responders in acute bacterial inflammation.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Acute inflammation?

Learn each disease as a bundle: cause, key histology, markers, and the clinical hallmark. Then use the flashcards and the other Pathology questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.