Overview of Anti-inflammatory Agents
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Overview of Anti-inflammatory Agents
- Pathophysiology of Inflammation
- Chemical Mediators of Inflammation
- Antihistamines
- Corticosteroids
- Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
- Chondroprotective Agents
Inflammation is the complex pathophysiologic response of vascularized tissue to injury. The injury may result from various stimuli, including thermal, chemical, or physical damage; ischemia; infectious agents; antigen-antibody interactions; and other biologic processes. After tissue injury, the process of tissue healing includes three distinct phases: an inflammatory phase, a repair phase, and a remodeling phase. The desired outcome of the inflammatory response is isolation and elimination of the injurious agent to prepare for the repair of tissue damage at the site of injury and restoration of function. Finally, new tissue formed during the repair phase (eg, scar tissue) may be remodeled over several months.
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Overview of Anti-inflammatory Agents
- Pathophysiology of Inflammation
- Chemical Mediators of Inflammation
- Antihistamines
- Corticosteroids
- Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
- Chondroprotective Agents
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Dogs and cats with left-side congestive heart failure (CHF) can develop respiratory distress due to pulmonary edema. Which of the following intravenous diuretics is the most appropriate treatment for life-threatening pulmonary edema caused by CHF?