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Inflammation Flashcards

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inflammation

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Inflammation is the reaction of a vascularised living tissue to a local injury

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how are inflammation lesions typically indicated

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by suffix (ITIS -> appendicitis, bronchitis)

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causes of inflammation

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• Infectious agents
• Tissue necrosis
• Foreign bodies
• Immune reactions (hypersensitivity
responses)
• Endogenous
• Exogenous
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objectives of inflammation

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  1. Localise and eliminate the causative
    agent
  2. Limit tissue injury
  3. Begin the process of repair
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5 classic local signs of acute inflammation

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  • Calor - Heat
  • Rubor - Redness
  • Tumor - Swelling
  • Dolor - Pain
  • Functio laesa – loss of function
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difference between acute and chronic inflammation

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acute - immediate and rapid response but resolves just as fast
chronic - longstanding, primary or followed after acute inflammation

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onset differences of acute and chronic inflammation

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acute - fast (minutes - hours)

chronic - slow (days)

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cellular infiltrate difference between acute and chronic swelling

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acute - mainly neutrophils

chronic - monocytes/macrophages and lymphocytes

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the difference in the extent of tissue injury and fibrosis in acute an chronic inflammation

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acute - Usually mild and self limited
chronic - Often severe and
progressive

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difference in local and system signs between acute and chronic inflammation

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acute - Prominent

chronic - less

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how is acute inflammation characterised

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accumulation of fluid, protein and acute inflammatory cells at the site of injury

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what white blood cells are the main cells in acute inflammation

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neutrophils

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what is acute inflammation mediated by

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chemical products which cause dilatation of the

vessels & start inflammatory process derived from plasma

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vascular events of acute inflammation

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• Vasodilatation – increased blood flow
• Increased vascular permeability
– permitting plasma proteins and white blood cells to leave the circulation

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cellular events in acute inflammation

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Accumulation and activation at the site of the injury – main inflammatory cell
-> neutrophil

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vascular changes in acute inflammation

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vasodilation - small blood vessels, inc. blood flow and hydrostatic pressure -> redness + heat
more permeable - ooze of protein rich fluid -> swelling
oedema
pus

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describe pus

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purulent inflammatory exudate rich in neutrophils and

cell debris

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cells in acute inflammation

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white blood cells - especially neutrophils and macrophages

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what white blood cells respond to bacteria

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neutrophils

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what white blood cells respond to viruses

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lymphocytes

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what white blood cells respond to allergies/hypersensitivity

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eosinophils

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beneficial effects of inflammation

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  • Dilution of toxins
  • Fibrin production  delays bacterial spread
  • Arrival of antibodies to the site of inflammation
  • Destruction of microbial agent
  • Drug transport
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harmful effects of inflammation

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  • Mechanical effect e.g. epiglottitis
  • Impaired flow e.g. acute meningitis
  • Impaired function
  • Tissue destruction
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systemic effects of inflammation - clinical

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  • Pyrexia
  • Increased tendency to sleep
  • Constitutional symptoms
  • Pain
  • Lymphadenopathy and splenomegal
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systemic effects of inflammation - laboratory

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leucocytosis
raised ESR
Anaemia
acute reactive proteins - c -reactive protein

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outcomes of acute inflammation

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complete resolution
abscess formation
healing by connective tissue replacement (fibrosis) after substantial tissue destruction
progression to chronic inflamamtion

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what causes chronic inflammation

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• Acute inflammation – prolonged normal
healing
• Persistence/repeated bouts of acute inflammation
• Low grade, smouldering
persistent infection - rubercle, bacilli, viruses
hypersensitivity
exposure to potentially toxic subtances

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abscess

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a walled off collection of pus

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what are the main effector cells of chronic inflammation

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macrophages - sense and engulf particles

induce inflammatory response

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function of lymphocytes in chronic inflammation

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activated by macrophages and activate other inflammatory cells

31
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granulomatous inflammation

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• Specific form of chronic inflammation characterised

by nodular aggregates of macrophages and giant cells

32
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examples of granulomatous inflammation

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infection - TB, Fungi

33
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unknown aeitology of what granulomatous inflammation

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sarcoidosis

crohn’s disease

34
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initial response of a damaged tissue

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acute inflammation

leads to complete resolution and fibrosis

35
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complete resolution

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• Regeneration – through proliferation of adjacent surviving structures and tissue stem cells

36
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fibrosis

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• Fibro proliferative response -> scar
• Resolution of inflammation ->
organisation

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healing process

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regeneration and scar
remove causative agent
clear inflammatory debris
architectural damage
chronicity of associated inflammation
38
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labile cells

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• Continuously dividing cells
• Epithelial cells such as skin, oral cavity and GIT
• Injury to such tissue can easily heal by regeneration if the
supporting stroma is intact

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stable cells

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  • Normally low level of replication
  • Liver cells
  • Cells can be stimulated to divide
  • Healing by regeneration if the supporting stroma is intact
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permanent cells

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  • Non dividing cells
  • Neurons
  • Myocardial cells
  • No regeneration
  • Replaced by connective tissue  healing by fibrosis
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regeneration

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• Replacement of lost cells by cells of the same type through cell division to return to its pre-injury state

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how is regeneration controlled

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by stimulatory and inhibitory factors and interactions between
cells and extra-cellular matrix (supporting
framework)

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what must be in order for regeneration to occur

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The supporting framework must be intact

44
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function of fibrosis

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to help with limited restorative capacity -fibroproliferative response that ‘patches’ rather than restores the tissue

45
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when does fibrosis occur

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  1. Destruction to both functional
    (parenchymal) cells and stromal framework
  2. Death of permanent cells
  3. Long-standing inflammation
46
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phases of healing

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  1. Inflammatory phase
  2. Proliferative phase
  3. Remodelling phase
47
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inflammatory phase

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  • Haematoma formation
  • Infiltration by neutrophils
  • Infiltration by macrophages
  • Removal of tissue debris
48
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proliferative phase

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• Epithelial cell proliferation
• Proliferation of fibroblasts and new vessels formation
(granulation tissue)

49
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matrix remodelling

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  • Replacement of the granulation tissue by a fibrous stroma (scaffold)
  • Degradation of excessive extra-cellular matrix by metalloproteinase
50
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purpose of matrix remodelling phase of healing

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• Increase in the strength of the wound

51
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types of wound healing on the skin

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primary intention

secondary intention

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primary intention

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  • Wound with apposed edges
  • Minimal loss of tissue
  • Surgical incision or clean wound
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secondary intention

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  • Large gaping wound
  • Extensive loss of cells
  • Infarction
  • Ulcer
  • Abscess
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stages of wound healing by primary intention in Day 1

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• Wound filled with blood clot
• Acute inflammation in the surrounding
tissue
• Proliferation of epithelial cells

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stages of wound healing by primary intention in Day 2

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  • Macrophages

* Epithelial cells start to close the wound by proliferating on the surface

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stages of wound healing by primary intention Day 3

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• Granulation tissue formation

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stages of wound healing by primary intention Day 5

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collagen deposition

58
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stages of wound healing by primary intention Day 7

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sutures removed

59
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what is the wound strength after sutures are removed in 1 week

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only 10% of unwounded

skin

60
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what is the wound strength after 3-4 months

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wound strength is about

80% of unwounded skin

61
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what is the difference between wound healing by secondary intention

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similar but;
Slower
• The inflammatory reaction is more intense
• Wound contraction (myofibroblast)
• More scarring
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pathologic aspects of wound healing

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  • Deficient scar formation
    • Wound rupture/ulceration • Excessive scar formation
  • Contracture deformity
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examples of excessive scar formation

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hypertrophic scar

keloid scar

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hypertrophic scar

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raised, due to excessive collagen formation

65
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keloid scar

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extends beyond the original area of injury

66
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cause of contracture deformity

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Excessive wound contraction 
producing claw deformities / limit joint
mobility

67
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examples of healing in mucosal surfaces

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  • Erosion is healed by regeneration

* Ulceration by regeneration and fibrosis

68
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examples of healing in liver

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  • A single short lived injury is healed by regeneration

* Chronic injury by cirrhosis

69
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examples of healing in muscle

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  • Cardiac muscle -> Fibrosis

* Skeletal muscle -> Regeneration

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examples of healing in nervous system

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  • Central nervous system -> Gliosis

* Peripheral nerves -> Regeneration

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healing of bone

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  1. haematoma formation
  2. External callus bridges the fracture site outside the bone
  3. Internal callus bridges the fracture in the medullary cavity
  4. remodelling
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factors that influence healing

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  • Local factors

* Systemic factors

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local factors

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  • Infections
  • Ischaemia
  • Mechanical forces (motion/wound tension)
  • Foreign bodies
  • Type of tissue
  • Size and location
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systemic factors

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  • Age & Nutrition (protein, Vit C)
  • Metabolic status (DM)
  • Hormones (steroids)
  • Malignancy, Chemotherapy, Radiotherapy

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