Chapter 17: Autopsy Cases

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autopsy, necropsy, postmortem examination

a post-mortem examination of the dead human body

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two types of autopsies

medical (hospital) & medico-legal (forensic)

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Medical

Permission must be granted from the family member with the right to final disposition

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two primary reasons for a medical autopsy

  1. To confirm or verify a diagnosis

  2. Autopsy is used as a teaching aid in explaining a diagnostic technique or disease process

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Medico-legal autopsy goals

  1. Discover the cause of death

  2. Discover the manner of death

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stronger than average

what type of arterial solution is required for an autopsied body?

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