INFLAMMATION - PATHOLOGY 2021
INFLAMMATION - PATHOLOGY INFLAMMATION - PATHOLOGY Inflammation is the reaction or a response to the injury that have the vascular response and migration and activation of leukocytes. Inflammation is the body's defense mechanism can also be harmful. CAUSES Physical agents : Radiation, heat, mechanical trauma. Chemical agents : Organic and inorganic poisons. Infectious agents : Bacteria, parasites and virus. Immunological agents : Hypersensitivity reactions. TYPES Acute inflammation Chronic inflammation ACUTE INFLAMMATION It is a transient process , it occurs the next minute of injury and it lasts for hours to days and this is the body's early reaction to the injury. Then the injury is followed by repair : The process by which the tissue is restored to its original state. CARDINAL SIGNS Redness-rubor : it occurs due to the dilation of small blood vessels in the injured area. Heat -calor : occurs due to the increased blood flow due to the vascular dilatation. Swelling-tumor...