Acute Inflammation

Question 1

What is Inflammation?

Answer 1

A response of vascularised living tissue to a local injury

Question 2

Causes of Inflammation?

Answer 2

1. Infective Agents
2. Foreign bodies
3. Chemical Agents
4. Physical Agents
5. Immune reactions
6. Tissue necrosis

Question 3

Features of acute inflammation?

Answer 3

1. Early and immediate
2. Fluid and protein
3. PMN’s

Question 4

Responses of Acute inflammation?

Answer 4

1. Vascular Response
   - Vasodilation => Increased hydrostatic pressure, decreases Osmotic pressure => Increased vascular perm.=> Increasing blood visc. => Blood stasis
2. Cellular Response
   - Margination
   - Endothelial activation
   - Rolling
   - Adhesion
   - Transmigration
   - Chemotaxis
   - Leucocyte activation

Question 5

Possible outcomes of acute inflammation?

Answer 5

1. Resolution
2. Abscess
3. Become Chronic
4. Healing/Repair process