Inflammation Flashcards

1
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Signs of inflammation

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DOCTOR

D. dolor pain
O
C. Calor heat
T. Tumor swelling
O loss of function
R. Rubor. Redness

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2
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What is inflammation

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Inflammation is the response the body gives when there is an injury to a vascularised body tissue

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3
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Acute inflammation is characterized by

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Leukocytes and plasma protein is localized at site of infection

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4
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The phases of acute inflammation is

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Vascular and cellular

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5
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Stages of vascular inflammation

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Immediate vasoconstriction
Vasodilation
Permeability
Margination of leukocyte

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6
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First stage in permeability of blood vessel in acute inflammation is

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Endothelial constriction

Affects only veins
Results in gap formation in endothelial blood vessels
Histamin leucotrine and bradykinin are mediatiors

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7
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The second stage of permeability in acute inflammation

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Mild destruction of endothelial cells

Carried out by TNF and IL 1
Result after prolonged inflammation
Affect only veins and capillaries
Results in mild permeability

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8
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In the cellular events what causes the rolling of leucocytes

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Selectin

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9
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Types of selectin involved in rolling of leucocytes include

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P Selectin
E Selectin
L Selectin

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10
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The preformed Selectin involved in leucocytes rolling is

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P Selectin

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11
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P Selectin is formed and stored in what

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Weibel palade bodies

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12
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The Selectin also involved in adhesion is called

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E Selectin

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13
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Weibels palade bodies is what

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The storage house for P Selectin

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14
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Rolling of leucocytes involves

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When leucocytes forms a weak adhesive bond to endothelial receptors in search of an injured endothelium

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15
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What cytokine results in adhesion of leucocytes in acute inflammation

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Integrin

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16
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Selectin bind to ——— on the surface of neutrophils

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Sailyl Lewis x

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17
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Histamine is produced from

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Mast cells

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18
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What is respiratory burst

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This is when leucocytes forms radicals and uses it to kill pathogens

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19
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How does neutrophils form radicals

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Using oxygen

Oxygen ————> superoxide anion
NADPH
oxidase

Superoxide anion is converted to hydrogen peroxide
Etc

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20
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Radicals that don’t need oxygen to be formed in acute inflammation is

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Elastase
Lactoferrin
Defensin
Lysozyme

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21
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What is margination

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It is when. Leucocytes moves from axial flow to peripheral flow

That is close to the endothelium of blood vessels

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22
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Purulent inflammation is characterized by

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Pus formation
Pus/ abscess in cavity

Found in boils

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23
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Serous inflammation is characterized by

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Fluid in cavity
Fluid form plasma

Found in blisters or burns

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24
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Fibrinous inflammation characterized by

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Procoagulant stimukus is present

It mainly occurs in body cavity like meninges and pleura

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25
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Chronic inflammation is characterized by

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Infiltration of mononuclear cells Tissue damage
Active inflammation
Healing undergoing simultaneously

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26
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Granulumatous inflammation is characterized by

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Activated macrophages around an inflammatory focus

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27
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What is granuloma

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Granuloma is when there is an accumulation of activated macrophages at a site of infection

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28
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The formation of granuloma needs the activation of what to activate macrophages

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Activation of T cells leads to activation of macrophages

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29
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Activated macrophages becomes multinucleate giant cells

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30
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Types of giant multi nucleated cells in inflammation is

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Foreign body giant cells
Langhan giant cell
Toutons giant cells
Aschoff giant cells

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31
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Which of the giant cells formation is usually found in xanthoma

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Toutons giant cells

32
Q

Which of the giant cells formation is usually found in tuberculosis

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Langhan giant cells

33
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Which of the giant cells formation is usually found in rhematic nodules

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Aschoff giant cells

34
Q

In the giant cells formation nuclei are usually scattered throughout the cytoplasm ????

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Foreign body giant cells

35
Q

In the giant cells formation nuclei are arranged at the periphery or forms horseshoe or ring or clustered at poles ????

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Langhan giant cells

36
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These giant cells have vacoulated cytoplasm

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Toutons giant cells

37
Q

Which of these giant cells usually forms a horseshoe or ring

Foreign body
Langhan
Toutons
Aschoff

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Langhan giant cells

38
Q

Which of these giant cells usually have it’s nuclei scattered all round the cytoplasm

Foreign body
Langhan
Toutons
Aschoff

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Foreign body giant cells

39
Q

What giant cells is usually found in tuberculosis and sarcoidosis

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Langhan giant cells

40
Q

What lymphocyte propagates chronic inflammation

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CD4 lymphocyte

41
Q

Neutrophils are found at what types of inflammation

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Acute inflammation

42
Q

What lymphocyte is found at both acute and chronic inflammation

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Mast cells

43
Q

What is edema

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Accumulation of body fluid Whithin the extra vascular compartment and interstitial tissue

44
Q

Effusion means

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Excess Fluid in body cavity eg pleura

45
Q

Transudate is

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Edema fluid with low protein content

46
Q

Exudate is

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Edema fluid with high protein value

47
Q

Between exudate and transudate

Which of these is inflammation involved with

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Exudate

Inflammation is involved with exudate and not transudate

48
Q

A filterate of the blood plasma without changes to the endothelial permeability is

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Transudate

49
Q

Pus is an okay xample of

Transudate or exudate

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Exudate

50
Q

Oedema associated with increased vascular permeability is

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Exudate

Or inflammation

51
Q

What is a laparotomy

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It is an incision or cut done on the abdomen

52
Q

What direction those a laparotomy follow

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A vertical cut

From the upper abdomen to the lower abdomen

53
Q

A surgeon cuts through the skin to remove the entire tumor is what type of biopsy

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Excisional biopsy

54
Q

A surgeon cuts parts of a large tumor is what type of biopsy

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Inscisional biopsy

55
Q

A cystoscope is used to look at the

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Urethra ( urine tube) and bladder

56
Q

A hyteroscope is used to look at

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Uterus ( womb)

57
Q

A bronchoscope is used to look at

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Lungs bronchi

58
Q

A colonoscope is used to look at

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Large intestine

59
Q

Dolor is

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Pain

60
Q

Calor

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Heat

61
Q

Tumor is

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Swelling

62
Q

Rubor is

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Redness

63
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Chemotaxis is

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A unidirectional attraction of leucocytes with chemicals to the site of vascular damage

64
Q

Inflammation mediators that cause increased vascular permeability is

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C3a nd C5a

65
Q

Inflammation mediators that activates chemotaxis

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C5a

66
Q

Inflammation mediators that cause opsonisation

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C3B and C3Bi

67
Q

What cell is predominant in acute inflammation

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Neutrophils

68
Q

What cell is predominant in chronic inflammation

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Macrophages

69
Q

The prescence of exudate clinically shows

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Swelling

70
Q

Acute inflammation secretes exudate into extracellular spaces

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71
Q

Difference between monocyte and macrophages

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Monocytes swim in the blood for 1-3days before migrating into ECF

macrophages are monocytes that have migrated

72
Q

Giant cells are formed by

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Fusion of two or more macrophages

73
Q

Types of chronic inflammation

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Non specific inflammation
Granulomatous inflammation

74
Q

Types of granulomatous inflammation

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Foriegn body granuloma
Immune granuloma

75
Q

Foreign body granuloma responds to

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Sutures
Fibers
Talc

76
Q

Fever shows what types of inflammation

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Chronic inflammation