Inflammation Flashcards
What is the inflammatory response proportional to
the severity of the injury
what is abnormal inflammation characterized by
redness, swelling, chronic inflammation, and tissue damage
what do nurses look for that disrupts the inflammatory process
pain, skin, breakdown, nutrition, WBC, labs
what are the 3 stages of acute inflammation
vascular permeability, chemotaxis, systemic response
acute inflammation
quick, get rid of infectious agent, enhances healing
vascular permeability
the release of inflammatory mediators leads to vasodilation and increased vascular permeability
what do WBC do in vascular permeability
phagocytosis
what do fluids do in vascular permeability
dilute toxins
chemotaxis
a chemical signal that attracts platelets and WBC to the site of infection
what do WBC do in chemotaxis
amplify response, attract more WBC, stop inflammation
when do WBC and CRP increase
during chemotaxis
systemic response
symptoms are seen throughout the rest of the body
fever
pyrogens reset the temperature to high to inhibit microbial growth and makes WBC the most efficient
chronic inflammation
prostaglandins hinder healing, tissue damage, inflammatory reaction persists
outcomes of inflammation
complete resolution, healing by connective tissue, chronic inflammation
