autopsy Flashcards by Vanessa Joy Daza

general procedure in autopsy

autopsy proper and acquisition of specimen for ME
microscopic examination
release of reports

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also known as post mortem examination

autopsy

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main goal of autopsy

identify cause of death

improve medical science

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consulted when deaths are questionable

medico legal officer

nbi/pnp

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autopsy which involves only the specific body component only

partial autopsy

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4 evisceration technique

en masse/letulle
en bloc/ghon
individual organs/virchow
in situ/rokitansky

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organs are removed one by one sequentially

virchow

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incision for embalmed body

Y incision

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entire organs are removed as one and transferred to dissecting table

en masse/letulle

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“seing with one’s on eye”

autopsia

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weight of brain

1150-1450 gm

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remove organs by different systems

en bloc/ghon

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data pertaining to the PATHOLOGIST

autopsy #
date &amp; timeof autopsy
name of prosector
initial gross autopsy findings
gross autopsy diagnosis

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4 blocks

thoracic clock
intestinal block
urogenital block
neurological block

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weight of spleen

60-300 gm

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autopsy which involves the whole body

comple.te autopsy

organs are dissected while still inside the body

rokitansky

branch of anatomic pathology that deals with complete medical examination of the body after death

autopsy

weight of left lung

250-350 gm

weight of heart

250-300 gm

autopsy practiced in phils

rokitansky

pre autopsy (requirements)

consent

4 witnesses/signatures not relative of patient

weight of liver

1100-1600 gm

heaviest organ (2)

brain

liver

brain is best examined after

after fixation

weight of adrenals

4 gm

weight of thyroid

10-50 gm

pathologist that perform hitopathologic procedures

prosector

post mortemfindings (3)

external examination internal examination pathologic/microcopic examination

conclusionof pathologicfindings of autopsy

final autopsy diagnosis

data pertaining tothe DECEASED

``` name, age,sex, address serial # of autopsy dateof admission,time of death medical record, clinical history lab data including radiologic findings operative findings clinical dignosis ```

weight of right lung

300-400 gm

this should be. released 24 hrs after autopsy proper

preliminary autopsy report

bulky single aggregate of organs removed

en masse/letulle

sequence of gross examination

tongue, thyroid, esophagus, larynx, other neck structures, lungs, heart,stomach, gallbladder, ampulla of vater, adrenal glands,spleen, kidney, urinary bladder & pelvic organs, liver and brain

incision for fresh body

I incision