Diagnostic Pathology: Forensic Autopsy
- 1st Edition - December 29, 2020
- Authors: Mary Ann Sens, Rhome Hughes
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 6 1 7 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 6 1 8 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 5 6 1 9 - 8
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 des… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis 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.
- 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
hospital pathologists who perform forensic autopsies, pathologists’ assistants (PAs), FP fellows, pathology residents, medical examiners who are not FPs
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedications
- Contributing Authors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Sections
- Introduction
- SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC AUTOPSY
- Chapter 1: Hospital vs. Forensic Autopsy
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- Chapter 2: History of Forensic Autopsy
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- Image Gallery
- Chapter 3: Death Investigation: Persons and Systems
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- Chapter 4: Mental Health
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- SECTION 2: PREAUTOPSY CONSIDERATIONS
- Chapter 5: Report of Deaths
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- Chapter 6: Scene Investigations
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- SECTION 3: EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
- Chapter 7: Photography
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- Chapter 8: Radiology
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- Chapter 9: Identification
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- Chapter 10: Clothing and Personal Effects
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 11: Items of Medical Intervention
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 12: Postmortem Changes
- Key Facts
- Key Images
- Main Text
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- Video Gallery
- Chapter 13: Specimen and Evidence Collection
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- SECTION 4: INTERNAL EXAMINATION
- Chapter 14: Cardiovascular System
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- Chapter 15: Hepatobiliary System
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- Chapter 16: Gastrointestinal System
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- Chapter 17: Genitourinary System
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- Chapter 18: Endocrine System
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- Chapter 19: Hematopoietic System
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- Chapter 20: Bone and Soft Tissue
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- Chapter 21: Respiratory System
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- Chapter 22: Head and Central Nervous System
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- SECTION 5: INJURIES
- Chapter 23: Blast Force and Blunt Force Injuries
- Key Facts
- Key Images
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- Video Gallery
- Chapter 24: Trauma to Central Nervous System
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 25: Transportation-Related Deaths
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 26: Firearms and Ballistic Injuries
- Key Facts
- Key Images
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- Chapter 27: Firearm Wound Characteristics
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 28: Firearm Deaths, Reporting, and Evidence
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 29: Shotgun Wounds
- Key Facts
- Key Images
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- Chapter 30: Sharp Force Wounds
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 31: Drug-Related Deaths
- Key Facts
- Key Images
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- Chapter 32: Asphyxial Deaths
- Key Facts
- Key Images
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- Chapter 33: Carbon Monoxide and Toxic Gases
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 34: Electrocution
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 35: Environmental Exposure
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 36: Drowning and Water-Related Deaths
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 37: Thermal Injuries
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 38: Animal Predation
- Key Facts
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- SECTION 6: PEDIATRIC DEATHS
- Chapter 39: Unexplained Sudden Deaths in Infants
- Key Facts
- Key Images
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- Chapter 40: Injuries in Infancy and Childhood
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 41: Stillbirth/Infanticide
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 42: Unexplained Sudden Death in Children
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- SECTION 7: SUDDEN NATURAL DEATHS
- Chapter 43: The Negative Autopsy
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- Chapter 44: Seizure-Related Deaths
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 45: Pregnancy-Associated Deaths
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- Chapter 46: Obesity
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- Chapter 47: Chronic Ethanol Abuse
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- SECTION 8: SPECIAL TOPICS
- Chapter 48: In-Custody Deaths
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- Chapter 49: Excited Delirium Syndrome
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- Chapter 50: Cachexia, Starvation, Eating Disorders, and Neglect
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- Chapter 51: Sexual Assault
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- Chapter 52: Acute Psychiatric and Stress-Related Deaths
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- Chapter 53: Serotonin Syndrome and Drug-Induced Disorders
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- SECTION 9: ANCILLARY PROCEDURES
- Chapter 54: Special Dissections
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- Chapter 55: Toxicology Testing
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- Chapter 56: Microbiology Testing
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- Chapter 57: Postmortem Chemistry
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- Chapter 58: Histology
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- Chapter 59: Forensic Anthropology
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- SECTION 10: INTERPRETIVE TOXICOLOGY
- Chapter 60: Alcohol Metabolism and Testing
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- Chapter 61: Cocaine
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 62: Methamphetamine and Amphetamine
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 63: Heroin and Morphine
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 64: Prescription Opiates/Opioids
- Key Facts
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- Chapter 65: Benzodiazepines
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- Chapter 66: Antidepressants
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- Chapter 67: Ethylene Glycol
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- Chapter 68: Non-Ethanol Volatiles
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- Chapter 69: Inhalants
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- Chapter 70: Heavy Metals
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- SECTION 11: THE AUTOPSY REPORT AND THE DEATH CERTIFICATE
- Chapter 71: Autopsy Report
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- Chapter 72: Cause of Death
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- Chapter 73: Manner of Death; NAME Guidelines
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- INDEX
- Instructions for online access
- No. of pages: 600
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 29, 2020
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323756174
- eBook ISBN: 9780323756181
- eBook ISBN: 9780323756198
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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 and has been in medical practice for more than 20 years. She has served as Executive Vice President, National Association of Medical Examiners from January 2016 to the present. She has served as Coroner, Grand Forks County, ND, September from 2003 to the present. She was awarded a PhD in Physical Inorganic Chemistry from University of South Carolina-Columbia and an MD from Medical University of South Carolina.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Chair of Pathology, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USARH
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