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Acute Inflammation I, II, & III Flashcards

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What are the 5 signs of inflammation?

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  1. Redness
  2. Heat
  3. Swelling
  4. Pain
  5. Loss of function
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What are the roles of inflammation?

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  1. Dilute, contain and isolate injury
  2. Destroy invading microorganisms and/or activate toxins
  3. Achieve healing and repair
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What are the 3 different outcomes of inflammation?

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  1. Return to normal
  2. Intense inflammatory response
  3. Failure to eliminate
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4
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What is formed during an intense inflammatory response?

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Capsule of fibrous CT

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5
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What will happen in failure to eliminate insult?

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  1. Persistence of inflammatory cells

2. Scar formation

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6
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T/F: inflammation can occur in dead tissue

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False, only in living tissue

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7
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Inflammation leads to the accumulation of fluid and WBCs in what type of tissue?

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Extravascular tissues

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8
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What process is inflammation closely associated with?

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Repair

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9
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What is exudation?

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Escape of fluid, proteins, and blood cells from vascular system into interstium or body cavities

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What are 3 properties of exudate?

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  1. High protein concentration
  2. Cellular debris
  3. High specific gravity
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What are two features of transudate?

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  1. Low protein content

2. Low specific gravity

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What is pus?

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Inflammatory exudate rich in leukocytes and parenchyma cell debris

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What are 7 types of exudate?

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  1. Serous
  2. Fibrinous
  3. Suppurative
  4. Granulomatous
  5. Serofibrinous
  6. Firbrino-purulent
  7. Purulent
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What are the main characteristics of peracute inflammation?

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  1. Cause by potent stimulus
  2. Usually no time to respond
  3. Less common then acute
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What are some general features of peracute inflammation?

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  1. Short time
  2. Vascular involvement
  3. Inflammatory cells
  4. Shock, sudden death
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16
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Infectious canine hepatitis is a main example of what type of inflammation?

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Peracute inflammation

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17
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What type of cells are predominant in acute inflammation?

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Neutrophils

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18
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Lymphadenitis occurs in what type of inflammation?

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Acute, subacute, and chronic

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What is lymphangitis?

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Inflammation of lymphatic vessels

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20
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T/F: Fibrosis and neovascularization are features of subacute inflammation

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False, they are not features

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21
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Fibrosis is usually an indication of what time of inflammation?

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Chronic

22
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What types of cells are seen in chronic inflammation?

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Mononuclear inflammatory cells

23
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Suppurative education consists of what type of liquid inflammation product?

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Pus (purulent)

24
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Pyometra is an example of what type of inflammation?

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Severe suppurative inflammation

25
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What is the process by which pus is formed?

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Suppuration

26
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What is an abscess?

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Collection of pus (localized)

27
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What is the main content of fibrinous exudation?

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Fibrin

28
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Fibrinous cholecystitis is an example of what type of inflammation?

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Fibrinous inflammation

29
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What is fibrinopurulent exudate?

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Fibrin and pus together

30
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What is the difference between fibrinous exudate and fibrosis?

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Fibrinous exudate is an acute process and fibrosis is a chronic process

31
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In the absence of prominent cellular response, what type of exudation occurs?

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Serous exudation

32
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In serous exudate, what happens after a vesicles rupture?

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Ulceration

33
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T/F: Granulomatous inflammation is always chronic

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True

34
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What is the predominant cell in granulomatous inflammation?

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Macrophages

35
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What two types of cells are present in granulomas?

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Epithelioid and multinucleated giant cells

36
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What type of appearance would a granulomatous inflammation have?

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Cerebroid

37
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What is the main feature of necrotizing inflammation?

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Necrosis

38
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What is the main feature of hemorrhagic inflammation?

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Hemorrhage

39
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What is mucopurulent or catarrhal?

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Mucus and pus exudate

40
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T/F: A MDX is not complete until an anatomical location has been added

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true

41
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What are two subdivision of inflammatory cells?

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  1. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes

2. Mononuclear cells

42
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What is the purpose of neutrophils?

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Eliminate microorganisms, tumor cells, and foreign material

43
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What are two major classes of granules in neutrophils?

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  1. Azurophil granules (primary)

2. Specific granules (secondary)

44
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What are some important neutrophil functions?

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  1. Phagocytosis
  2. Medicate tissue injury
  3. Regulate inflammatory response
45
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T/F: Eosinophils have cytoplasmic eosinophilia granules

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True

46
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Eosinophils are effective at killing what type of parasites?

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Helminths

47
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What are some examples of eosinophilic infiltration?

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  1. Contact dermatitis
  2. Habronema infection
  3. Prominent mast cell tumors
48
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What are the key mediators of lymphocytes and plasma cells?

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Immediate Ab response and delayed cellular hypersensitive response

49
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What cell is a chronic inflammatory cell?

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Macrophages

50
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The effects of inflammatory stimuli are manifested through what mediators?

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Chemical mediators

51
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Chemotaxis is the emigration of what type of cells?

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WBCs

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