NURS 225 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Necrosis, Vasoconstriction, Vasodilation
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Name: kendra henry: what are the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation? rubor (redness) tumor (swelling) calor (heat) Dolar (pain) functio laesa (loss of function: describe some of the differences between acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is an early, meaning almost immediate, reaction of local tissues and their blood vessels. Within acute inflammation it"s expected to occur before adaptive immunity can become established. Triggers for acute inflammation can include: infections, immune reactions, blunt and repeating trauma, physical or chemical agents including frostbite and burns, and tissue necrosis. Chronic inflammation it is usually self-perpetuating and can last weeks or months or even year, compared to acute inflammation which is typically short lived and self- limiting. Chronic inflammation usually develops as a result of a recurrent or progressive acute inflammatory process or from low-grade, smoldering responses that fail to evoke an acute response.
