Inflammation - 2
Definition:
a non-specific immune response to any type of tissue
injury or invasion of an infectious agent
Events occuring during inflammation:
eSystemic events
Žincreased blood supply to area of injury
Žincreased capillary permeability
Žincreased concentration of acute phase reactants
eHematopoietic events
Žincreased leukocyte count
Žincreased number of immature neutrophils - shift- to-left
Žincreased levels of fibrinogen (Factor I)
Žincreased Factor XII activation (coagulation)
Žincreased Erythrocytic Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
