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

  • Chemotaxis

• 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

Sub-Branches:

• Chemotaxis

  • White Blood Cells

• Purulent Exudate

  • Cells

  • Proteins

  • Debris

• Five Basic Types of White Blood Cells

  • Eat and Destroy Foreign Matter and Debris

• Swollen Lymph Nodes

  • Immune Response

• Fever

  • Pyrogens

• Primary Intention

  • Clear Wound Edges

• Secondary Intention

  • Extensive Loss of Tissue

  • Granulation and Fibrous Tissue

• Tertiary Intention

  • Missing a Large Amount of Tissue

  • Contaminated

  • Skin Graft

• Infection

  • Delayed Wound Healing

• Scar Formation

  • Keloid

• Fistulas

  • Between Different Areas of Tissue or Organs

• Adhesions

  • Abnormal Bands of Internal Scar Tissue

• Contractures

  • Inflexible Shrinkage of wound tissue as the body closes the wound.

    Mind Map: Inflammation and