Inflammation and Wound Healing
Mind Map: Inflammation and Wound Healing
Central Idea: Inflammation is the body's protective response to injury and infection, and wound healing occurs in three ways.
Main Branches:
- Inflammation
- Wound Healing
Inflammation
- Increased Vascular Permeability
- Fluid Accumulation
- Purulent Exudate
- Clear Transudate
- Leukocytosis
- Five Basic Types of White Blood Cells
- Systemic Response
- Swollen Lymph Nodes
- Fever
- Pain
- Sleepiness
- Lethargy
- Anemia
- Weight Loss
- Chronic Inflammation
- Infections
- Autoimmune Diseases
Wound Healing
- Labile Cells
- Stable Cells
- Permanent Cells
- Three Ways of Wound Healing
- Primary Intention
- Secondary Intention
- Tertiary Intention
- Factors Affecting Wound Healing
- Infection
- Medications (e.g. corticosteroids)
- Diseases (e.g. diabetes mellitus)
- Problems with Wound Healing
- Rupture of Wound
- Scar Formation
- Fistulas
- Adhesions
- Contractures
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