Inflammation
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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)
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