Earliest transient change following tissue injury_____________?

Correct answer: A. Neutrophilia

  • A. Neutrophilia
  • B. Neutropenia
  • C. Monocytoses
  • D. Lymphocytoses

Explanation

Acute tissue injury commonly produces neutrophilia because neutrophils are rapidly mobilised from the marrow and circulating reserve pools. Monocytosis and lymphocytosis are more characteristic of later or specific inflammatory responses.

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