1.

Localized edema vs Generalized edema (also called anasarca)

Answer:
Localized edema is a disorder characterized by swelling due to excessive
fluid accumulation at a specific anatomic site. While Generalized edema
refers to fluid accumulation that affects the whole body rather than
particular organs or body areas.

2. Abscess vs Bacteremia
Answer:
An abscess is a painful collection of pus, usually caused by a bacterial
infection. Abscesses can develop anywhere in the body. While Bacteremia is
the presence of viable bacteria in the circulating blood. Most episodes of occult
bacteremia spontaneously resolve, particularly those caused by Streptococcus
pneumoniae and Salmonella, and serious sequelae are increasingly
uncommon.

3. Ischemia vs Infarction
Answer:
Ischemia means that blood flow to a tissue has decreased, which results
in hypoxia, or insufficient oxygen in that tissue, whereas infarction goes one
step further and means that blood flow has been completely cut off, resulting
in necrosis, or cellular death.

4. Give the meaning of the following: hemorrhage, hematoma, petechia and

purpura. Due date is Wednesday.
Hemorrhage – In medicine, loss of blood from damaged blood vessels. A
hemorrhage may be internal or external, and usually involves a lot of bleeding
in a short time.
Hematoma – A pool of mostly clotted blood that forms in an organ, tissue, or
body space. A hematoma is usually caused by a broken blood vessel that was
damaged by surgery or an injury. It can occur anywhere in the body, including
the brain.
Petechia – a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood that appears in
skin or mucous membrane as a result of localized hemorrhage.
Pupura - is purple-colored spots and patches that occur on the skin, and in
mucus membranes, including the lining of the mouth.