| A | B |
|---|
| Inflammation | bodys response to physical or chemical or biological trauma |
| Desirable conssequence of inflammation | fibrin mobilization, chemotaxis, fever |
| undesirable consequence of inflammation | anaphalatic shock, death, pain, platelet aggregation |
| inappropriate inflammatory responses | autoimmune diease,proud flesh, allergic reactions, shock, arthritis |
| prostiglandins | primary mediators of inflammation |
| Corticosteroids | not curative, treat many disease processes. made from the adrenal cortex |
| the body cannot differentiate | from the steroids made from thebody or from the injections given. |
| response to glucocorticoids | decrease scarring, inhibit histamine prduction, inhibit fibroblasts, increase circulating platelets, increase gastric acid circulation, |
| side effects of use | PU/PD vomiting, diarrhea, |
| Clinical Uses | allergic reactions, musculoskeletal inflammatory,shock, toxemia, laminits, |
| appropriate steroid use | alternate day usage, taper dose gradually, do not use in diabetic animals |
| available drugs | oral tablets, iv, |
| parental administration | do not put cloudy suspension IV!! |
