Reference no: EM132526496

A healthy 40-year-old man was camping in a wooded area with his family when he discovered a tick imbedded on his left lower leg, approximately 2 inches above his lateral ankle. He was able to remove the tick using fine-tipped tweezers and thought nothing of it. Two days later, he noted that the bite area was about the size of a pencil eraser (5 millimeters) in diameter, raised, and reddened. After another two days, he goes to his primary care provider. The worst area of pain and the redness has quickly grown to about 3 inches in diameter, and his ankle and foot are warm and tender with edema and erythema extending to the pretibial area and the dorsum of his foot.

Current Medications None

Vital Signs BP
HR
RR
Temp
Height
Weight
BMI 130/84
88
20
100.8? (oral)
5'10"
160
23 Other Data
C-reactive Protein 12mg/L. WBC 16,000/mm3
Neutrophils 75%
Band cells 6%
Basophils 5%
Eosinophils 3%
Monocytes 10%

Diagnosis Cellulitis

1. Which four cardinal signs of inflammation are present in this client?

2describe the pathophysiology of each of the cardinal signs of inflammation identified in the response to question #1.