Nursing 2230A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Sprained Ankle, Surgical Incision, Leukocytosis
21 Jul 2018
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Inflammation is a defensive reaction intended to neutralize, control or eliminate the offending agent and to prepare the site for repair. : protective function, causes of inflammation, injury, cut, burn, surgical incision, hypersensitivity. Inflammatory process: response to injury, not the actual event. Increased blood flow, increased permeability, leukocytes move into vasculature & tissues to clean stuff up. Pulse, temp & hr could also go up. Types of inflammation: acute inflammation (days-weeks, chronic indlammation (months-years) Populations at risk: anyone at risk, those at higher risk include & may have more severe rxn, elderly, young (less developed immune system) Individual risk factors: autoimmune diseases, environment exposed to (pollution, genetics. Clinical management of inflammation is directed at mediating the inflammatory process to promote repair and healing and avoid an excessive inflammatory response that may lead to further tissue injury. Rice, immobilization devices, medications (antipyretic for fever, pain meds, iburopfen)
