Autopsy Pathology -- A Manual and Atlas

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Numerous color photographs and narrative descriptions recount the procedures, anatomy, and diagnostic indicators encountered in the course of performing autopsies. Specific chapters discuss the practice's history, legal and ethical issues, biosafety, the basic postmortem, the examination of infants and fetuses, special procedures, autopsy photography and radiology, microscopic examination, supplemental laboratory studies, the autopsy report, cases of sudden death due to natural causes, death certification, and quality assurance, in addition to providing a system-by-system atlas. The authors are pathologists associated with the University of California, San Francisco.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
This new resource presents today's most complete guidance on performing, interpreting, and reporting post-mortem examinations. The first section is a manual covering specific autopsy procedures, biosafety, generation of autopsy reports, preparation of death certificates, and other essential subjects. The second section is an atlas, organized by organ system that captures the appearance of the complete spectrum of autopsy findings.

Book Info
Univ. of California, San Francisco. Focuses on hospital autopsy while providing an introduction to forensic autopsy. Includes a chapter on the postmortem examination of the fetus and infant, a chapter on performing special dissection procedures, and addresses legal, social, and ethical issues. DNLM: Autopsy--methods.

About the Author
Walter E. Finkbeiner, MD, PhD, Director of Autopsy Service, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA; Richard L. Davis, MD, Co-Director of Neuropathology, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA; and Philip C. Ursell, MD, Associate Director of Autopsy Service, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA


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Numerous color photographs and narrative descriptions recount the procedures, anatomy, and diagnostic indicators encountered in the course of performing autopsies. Specific chapters discuss the practice's history, legal and ethical issues, biosafety, the basic postmortem, the examination of infants and fetuses, special procedures, autopsy photography and radiology, microscopic examination, supplemental laboratory studies, the autopsy report, cases of sudden death due to natural causes, death certification, and quality assurance, in addition to providing a system-by-system atlas. The authors are pathologists associated with the University of California, San Francisco. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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