Introduction to Inflammatory Response

An overview of the inflammatory response with definitions and general features of the process that's responsible for responding to infections and damaged tissue. Most people think of inflammation as a harmful response but it is actually protective and essential for survival. It serves to rid a person of both the initial cause of an injury (eg microbes, toxins) as well as the consequences of the injury (eg necrotic cells and tissue). Once eliminated, the body will progress towards controlling the inflammatory response and shifting its focus towards healing and returning to normal. ❤️ If you find my content helpful, become a channel member -    / @canadianpathassistant9066   WHO AM I: I'm a full time Pathologists' Assistant working in western Canada. I'm making videos about becoming a PA, giving you tips about school and letting you know what this career is like. You can also visit me at http://www.canadianpathassistant.com/ GET IN TOUCH: If you'd like to talk, I'd love to hear from you! Leaving a comment will be the quickest way to get a response but if you have a longer question or want to keep your question private, feel free to email me at [email protected]. Images from: © Túrelio (via Wikimedia-Commons), 2009 / Lizenz: Creative Commons CC-BY-SA-3.0-de https://pixabay.com/illustrations/bac... https://pixabay.com/photos/fire-burn-... https://pixabay.com/photos/gardening-... https://pixabay.com/photos/hands-dirt... Hand of a man with a small bleeding wound on a white background, by Marco Verch, https://www.flickr.com/photos/1608660..., CC BY 2.0 My hand in a cast, by Peter Woodman, https://www.flickr.com/photos/clango/..., CC BY-SA 2.0 Tissue necrosis following bite from Bothrops asper PLoS Medicine, by D. A. Warrell, CC BY 2.5, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons Inferior left ventricle wall scar, short axis echocardiography view, by Patrick J. Lynch, CC BY 2.5, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myocard... Surgical specimen (gossypiboma), by Ali Aminian, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...