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Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy

  • 1st Edition - December 29, 2020
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Mary Ann Sens, Rhome Hughes
  • Language: English

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Pathology**This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all lev… Read more

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**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Pathology**

This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Specifically designed to assist hospital pathologists and assistants, forensic pathology fellows, pathology residents, and medical examiners, it provides a comprehensive, authoritative discussion of key topics in forensic autopsy. Richly illustrated and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy is a one-stop reference on the performance of procedures in this challenging field, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.

Key features

  • Provides expert guidance on accurate diagnoses of the findings and patterns encountered in the forensic autopsy, as well as cause of death procedures
  • Covers key topics such as opioid and drug deaths, including new drugs and their toxicology; deaths and investigations in custody; infant and child deaths, including SIDS and overlaying; and infant and child neck trauma, including shaken baby syndrome
  • Contains the necessary information to aid in the performance of both routine and complicated forensic autopsies
  • Features hundreds of high-quality images throughout, including full-color illustrations and clinical and gross pathology photographs—all carefully annotated to highlight the most diagnostically significant factors
  • Features a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text; key facts in each chapter; and an extensive index for easy reference
  • Offers authoritative, readable coverage for those who need to learn and understand important aspects of forensic autopsy, including coroners, medico-legal death investigators, and legal investigators
  • Includes the enhanced eBook version, which allows you to search all text, figures, and references on a variety of devices

Readership

hospital pathologists who perform forensic autopsies, pathologists’ assistants (PAs), FP fellows, pathology residents, medical examiners who are not FPs

Table of contents

Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy 1e
Mary Ann Sens, MD, PhD and Rhome Hughes, MD, MS

Introduction to Forensic Autopsy
Hospital vs. Forensic Autopsy Overview
History of Forensic Autopsy
Death Investigation: Systems and Persons

PreAutopsy Considerations
Report of Deaths
Scene Investigations
Medical Record Review
Examination Types

External Examination
Photography
Radiology
Identification
Clothing and Personal Effects
Medical Intervention
Postmortem Changes
External Examination of the Body
Evidence of Injury

Internal Examination
Overview of External Examination
Cardiovascular System
Respiratory System
Hepatobiliary System
Gastrointestinal System
Genitourinary System
Endocrine System
Hematopoietic System
Neck
Head and Central Nervous System

Injuries
Blunt Force Injuries Overview
Findings in Traumatic Brain Injury
Patterned Injuries
Transportation-Related Deaths
Penetrating Injuries Overview
Gunshot Wounds
Sharp Force Wounds
Drug-Related Deaths
Thermal Injuries
Asphyxial Deaths
Carbon Monoxide Deaths
Electrocution
Environmental Exposure
Drowning
Animal Predation

Pediatric Deaths
Sudden Unexplained Deaths in Infants
Accidental Deaths
Nonaccidental Injuries in Infants and Children
Infancticide

Sudden Natural Deaths
Cardiovascular Disease
The Negative Autopsy
Sudden Unexpected Death in Childhood
Sudden and Unexpected Death in Adults
Seizure-Related Deaths
Pregnancy-Associated Deaths
Deaths Associated with Medical Procedures
Chronic Ethanol Abuse
Miscellaneous Sudden Natural Deaths

Special Topics
In-Custody Deaths
Excited Delirium Syndrome
Starvation and Neglect
Sexual Assault
Acute Psychiatric and Stress-Related Deaths
Seratonin Syndrome and Other Drug-Induced Disorders

Ancillary Procedures
Special Dissections
Forensic Anthropology
Toxicology Testing
Microbiology Testing
Chemistry
Histology

Interpretive Toxicology
Alcohol Metabolism and Testing
Cocaine
Methamphetamine and Amphetamine
Heroin and Morphine
Prescription Opiates/Opiods
Benzodiazepines
Antidepressants
Ethylene Glycol
Non-Ethanol Volatiles
Inhalants
Heavy Metals
Miscellaneous

The Autopsy Report and The Death Certificate
Manner of Death
Cause of Death
Manner of Death; NAME Guidelines
The Autopsy Report
The Death Certificate

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 29, 2020
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Mary Ann Sens

Mary Ann Sens, MD, PhD is Professor and Chair of Pathology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and has been in medical practice for more than 20 years. She is Coroner of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, as well as Medical Examiner for Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau counties, Minnesota
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair of Pathology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, Coroner, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, Medical Examiner, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Red Lake, and Roseau Counties, Minnesota, USA

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Rhome Hughes

Rhome Hughes, M.D. is a forensic pathology specialist and is board certified in both Anatomic & Clinical Pathology and Forensic Pathology. He is currently Assistant Professor of Pathology at University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He currently serves as Deputy Coroner, Grand Forks County.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor of Pathology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA