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Autopsy Pathology: A Manual and Atlas

  • 3rd Edition - August 19, 2015
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Andrew J. Connolly, Walter E. Finkbeiner, Philip C. Ursell, Richard L. Davis
  • Language: English

A mainstay for pathology residents, Autopsy Pathology is designed with a uniquely combined manual and atlas format that presents today’s most complete coverage of performing, inter… Read more

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A mainstay for pathology residents, Autopsy Pathology is designed with a uniquely combined manual and atlas format that presents today’s most complete coverage of performing, interpreting, and reporting post-mortem examinations. This lasting and useful medical reference book offers a practical, step-by-step approach to discussing not only the basics of the specialty, but the performance of specialized autopsy procedures as well.

Key features

  • Material is divided into two sections for ease of use: a manual covering specific autopsy procedures, biosafety, generation of autopsy reports, preparation of death certificates, and other essential subjects; and an atlas, organized by organ system, which captures the appearance of the complete spectrum of autopsy findings

Table of contents

1. The Autopsy--Past and Present

2. Legal, Social, and Ethical Issues

3. Autopsy Biosafety

4. Basic Postmortem Examination

5. Postmortem Examination of Fetuses and Infants

6. Special Dissection Procedures

7. Autopsy Photography and Radiology

8. Microscopic Examination

9. Microscopic Findings

10. Supplemental Laboratory Studies

11. The Autopsy Report

12. Sudden Death Due to Natural Causes

13. Multiple Organ Dysfunction and Sepsis

14. Death Certification

15. Quality Management

16. Atlas of Autopsy Pathology

Appendix
A: Description of Gross Autopsy Findings
B: Measures, Weights, and Assessment of Growth and Development

Review quotes

“… Elsevier’s “Autopsy Pathology: A Manual and Atlas” is an excellent new book and a very useful tool for all pathologists, whether still in training or already practicing, and this may be interesting to pathology assistants as well. It should find its place in all institutions involved in autopsy pathology.” --European Journal of Pathology, April 2016

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 23, 2015
  • Language: English

About the authors

AC

Andrew J. Connolly

Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, USA

WF

Walter E. Finkbeiner

Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, Chief of Pathology, Department of Anatomic Pathology, San Francisco General Hospital, Chief of Pathology at the SFGH Endowed Chair, San Francisco, California, USA

PU

Philip C. Ursell

Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, Director, Autopsy Service, Moffitt-Long Hospital, San Francisco, California
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, Director of Autopsy Service,Moffitt-Long Hospital, San Francisco, CA

RD

Richard L. Davis

Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, California

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