ILOs

• Describe inflammation and its role in pathology/physiology
• Explain how changes in the vasculature and cells (neutrophils, macrophages and mast cells) occur and how they contribute to clinical signs and describe various types of exudates
• Describe the main concepts of how infection may spread
• Outline, with examples, how various chemical mediators affect the inflammatory response
• Describe how the inflammatory response is controlled (at a basic level) including various possible sequelae
• Define chronic inflammation and described the circumstances in which it arises
• Outline what is meant by granulomatous inflammation
• Outline histopathological features of chronic inflammation and give examples of diseases with a chronic inflammatory basis
• Define healing and the different processes involved
• Describe process of organisation
• Describe the various stages in healing of a wound including skin/mucosa and fractures
• Discuss factors which may interfere with wound healing

Part 1: Overview

• Inflammation is a pathological response to what?
• What are examples of injuries that cause inflammation?
• Why does inflammation occur?
• What happens to the damaged tissue?
• ..?