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Department of Pathology
1. To define cell injury
Causes of
Genetic cell injury Chemical
derangement
agent and
drug
Immunologic Infectious
reaction agent
a. Hypoxia:
Inadequate Decrease oxygen
Reduced blood
oxygenation of carrying capacity
flow
blood
Hypoxia
1. Cellular swelling
2. Fatty changes
• Irreversible injury
1. Necrosis
2. apoptosis
a. Reversible cell injury:
– Cellular swelling
– Fatty swelling
a. Cellular swelling:
2. apoptosis
Factors affecting cell injury
1. Cellular response to injurious stimuli depends on
nature of injury, duration and severity