2. “ Education is a progressive
discovery of our own ignorance ”
Will Durant
3. First A look @
Slides from BIG ROBIN – 8th edition
4. Nature of leukocyte infiltrates in inflammatory reactions. The photomicrographs are representative
of the early (neutrophilic) (A) and later (mononuclear) cellular infiltrates (B) seen in an
inflammatory reaction in the myocardium following ischemic necrosis (infarction).
5. The characteristic histopathology of acute inflammation.
A, Normal lung shows thin (virtually invisible) blood vessels in the alveolar walls and no cells in the
alveoli.
B, The vascular component of acute inflammation is manifested by congested blood vessels (packed
with erythrocytes), resulting from stasis.
C, The cellular component of the response is manifested by large numbers of leukocytes (neutrophils)
in the alveoli.
6. Serous inflammation.
Low-power view of a cross-section of a skin blister showing the epidermis separated from the dermis
by a focal collection of serous effusion.
7. Fibrinous pericarditis.
A, Deposits of fibrin on the pericardium.
B, A pink meshwork of fibrin exudate (F) overlies the pericardial surface (P).
8. Purulent inflammation.
A, Multiple bacterial abscesses in the lung, in a case of bronchopneumonia.
B, The abscess contains neutrophils and cellular debris, and is surrounded by congested blood
vessels.
9. The morphology of an ulcer.
A, A chronic duodenal ulcer.
B, Low-power cross-section of a duodenal ulcer crater
with an acute inflammatory exudate in the base.
10. Chronic inflammation in the lung, showing all three characteristic histologic features:
(2) collection of chronic inflammatory cells (*),
(2) destruction of parenchyma (normal alveoli are replaced by spaces lined by cuboidal epithelium,
arrowheads),
and
replacement by connective tissue (fibrosis, arrows).
B, By contrast, in acute inflammation of the lung (acute bronchopneumonia)
, neutrophils fill the alveolar spaces and blood vessels are congested.
11. A focus of inflammation showing numerous eosinophils. (orange red/dark granules)
12. Typical tuberculous granuloma showing an area of central necrosis surrounded by multiple Langhans-
type giant cells, epithelioid cells, and lymphocytes.
13. Now ….
Exclusive Other Slides for OSPE Preparation
(including Slides from Robins Pathology)
30. Suppurative or purulent inflammation is
characterized by the production of large amounts
of pus or purulent exudate consisting of
neutrophils, necrotic cells, and edema fluid.
31. Serous inflammation is marked by the
outpouring of a thin fluid that, depending on
the size of injury, is derived from either the
plasma or the secretions of mesothelial cells
lining the peritoneal, pleural, and pericardial
cavities (called effusion).
32. FIBRINOUS INFLAMMATION
With more severe injuries and the resulting
greater vascular permeability, larger molecules
such as fibrinogen pass the vascular barrier, and
fibrin is formed and deposited in the
extracellular space
33. An ulcer is a local defect, or excavation, of the
surface of an organ or tissue that is produced by
the sloughing (shedding) of inflammatory
necrotic tissue
34. -------- eXclusive OSPE PICS --------
acute inflammation
The redness corresponds to the rubor of acute inflammation and calor (heat)
is due to histamine-dependent arteriolar vasodilatation.
Pain (dolor) in acute inflammation is due to bradykinin and PGE2
38. Cell number 1 is an eosinophil.
Cell number 2 is a basophil.
39. Granulomatous inflammation
Note the presence of multinucleated giant cells.
Also note that lymphocytes predominate in the areas surrounding the granuloma.
40. Granulomatous inflammation:
Langhan's giant cell
Note that the nuclei are arranged at the periphery of the cell.
This is a characteristic of Langhan's giant cells.
These cells are prominent in areas of granulomatous inflammation
but are not required for a diagnosis.
55. “ The whole art of teaching is
only art of awakening the natural
curosity of young minds for the
purpose of satisfying it
afterwards ”
Anatole France
85. THE END
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