09-16-2015, 06:19 AM
NBME 4 Q.
A 55 y/o woman with a ruptured appendix has septicemia and symptoms of septic shock. Blood cultures grow gram(-)rods. Which of the following cytokines is most likely to be responsible for the shock?
A- Interferon alfa
B- Interferon-beta
C- Interferon-gama
D- IL4
E- IL7
F- IL10
G-Tumor necrosis factor- alfa
H- Transforming growth factor-Beta
A 55 y/o woman with a ruptured appendix has septicemia and symptoms of septic shock. Blood cultures grow gram(-)rods. Which of the following cytokines is most likely to be responsible for the shock?
A- Interferon alfa
B- Interferon-beta
C- Interferon-gama
D- IL4
E- IL7
F- IL10
G-Tumor necrosis factor- alfa
H- Transforming growth factor-Beta
