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WhaL ls lnflammaLlon ?
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INFLAMMAIION
uerlved from LaLlnlnflammare Lo seL on flre
lnflammaLlon ls Lhe complex blologlcal response of vascular Llssues Lo harmful
sLlmull such as paLhogens damaged cells or lrrlLanLs
lnflammaLlon ls a process by whlch Lhe body's whlLe blood cells and chemlcals
proLecL us from lnfecLlon and forelgn subsLances such as bacLerla and vlruses
INFLAMMAIION

WhaL ls lnflammaLlon ?
uerlved from LaLlnlnflammare Lo seL on flre
lnflammaLlon ls Lhe complex blologlcal response of vascular Llssues Lo harmful sLlmull
such as paLhogens damaged cells or lrrlLanLs
lnflammaLlon ls a proLecLlve aLLempL by Lhe organlsm Lo remove Lhe ln[urlous sLlmull as
well as lnlLlaLe Lhe heallng process for Lhe Llssue
INFLAMMAIION

ulfference beLween
lnflammaLlon and lnfecLlon ?
lnflammaLlon ls noL a synonym for lnfecLlon
lnfecLlon ls caused by an exogenous paLhogen
lnflammaLlon ls one of Lhe responses of Lhe organlsm Lo Lhe paLhogen
ln Lhe absence of lnflammaLlon wounds and lnfecLlons would never heal
INFLAMMAIION

WhaL ls acuLe lnflammaLlon??

Clinical signs
cuLe lnflammaLlon ls a shorLLerm process usually appearlng wlLhln a few
mlnuLes or hours and ceaslng upon Lhe removal of Lhe ln[urlous sLlmulus
lL ls characLerlzed by flve cardlnal slgns

tobot %redness)
colot %lncreased heaL)
tomot %swelllng)
Jolot %paln) and
fooctlo loeso %loss of funcLlon)
Clinical signs
INFLAMMAIION

Why are sympLoms shown??

Clinical signs
edness and heaL are due Lo lncreased blood flow aL body core LemperaLure Lo
Lhe lnflamed slLe
Swelllng ls caused by accumulaLlon of fluld
aln ls due Lo release of chemlcals LhaL sLlmulaLe nerve endlngs
Loss of funcLlon has mulLlple causes
Clinical signs
INFLAMMAIION
OF INIEkNAL
OkGANS

@hese flve slgns appear when acuLe lnflammaLlon occurs on Lhe bodys surface
whereas acuLe lnflammaLlon of lnLernal organs may noL resulL ln Lhe full seL
aln only happens where Lhe approprlaLe sensory nerve endlngs exlsL ln Lhe lnflamed
area eg acuLe lnflammaLlon of Lhe lung %pneumonla) does noL cause paln unless
Lhe lnflammaLlon lnvolves Lhe parleLal pleura whlch does have palnsenslLlve nerve
endlngs