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(a)
To explain: The rationale for warmth associated with acute inflammation.
Concept introduction: An inflammation is the sequence of events that would limit the effects of injury or any foreign agent in the body. It is the biological response against the harmful stimuli to eliminate the initial cause of the healthy tissue injury or damage.
To explain: The rationale for fever associated with acute inflammation.
Concept introduction: An inflammation is the sequence of events that would limit the effects of injury or any foreign agent in the body. It is the biological response against the harmful stimuli to eliminate the initial cause of the healthy tissue injury or damage.
(b)
To explain: The systemic signs of inflammation.
Concept introduction: An inflammation is the sequence of events that would limit the effects of injury or any foreign agent in the body. It is the biological response against the harmful stimuli to eliminate the initial cause of the healthy tissue injury or damage.
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