Forensic Pathology

Question 1

non suspicious causes of hypoxia

Answer 1

asthma
PTX
obstruction such as choking or inflammation
aspiration

Question 2

suspicious causes of hypoxia

Answer 2

ligature
drugs
drowning

Question 3

true/false - damage to the hyoid is more indicative of a suspicious death

Answer 3

true

Question 4

a horizontal/oblique ligature mark is suggestive of suicide and a horizontal/oblique mark is suggestive of homicide

Answer 4

oblique

horizontal

Question 5

non suspicious causes of metabolic disturbance

Answer 5

DKA
alcoholic ketoacidosis
toxins

Question 6

suspicious causes of metabolic disturbance

Answer 6

toxins in poisoning

Question 7

non suspicious causes of hypothermia

Answer 7

exposure to cold/water
alcohol
drugs
underlying disease

Question 8

suspicious causes of hypothermia

Answer 8

neglect
water
cold exposure

Question 9

wischnewski ulceration points towards?

Answer 9

hypothermia

Question 10

non-suspicious causes of hypovolaemia

Answer 10

GI bleed - upper and lower
haemoperitoneum
trauma
AAA

Question 11

suspicious causes of hypovolaemia

Answer 11

GSW
stabbing
trauma

Question 12

non-suspicious causes of toxins

Answer 12

overdose, negligence, accident

Question 13

suspicious causes of toxins

Answer 13

poisoning

Question 14

non-suspicious causes of cardiac tamponade

Answer 14

MI 
pericarditis 
TB iatrogenic 
aortic dissection 
neoplasia

Question 15

suspicious causes of cardiac tamponade

Answer 15

blunt/sharp trauma

Question 16

MI complications

Answer 16

rupture 
pericarditis 
mitral regurg 
mural thrombus 
haemopericardium 
aneurism

Question 17

non-suspicious causes of thrombosis

Answer 17

PE
MI
paradoxical emboli
DVT

Question 18

suspicious causes of thrombosis

Answer 18

one punch
scared to death
death in custody

Question 19

true/false - one punch or scaring to death is the cause of death

Answer 19

false - it usually leads to thrombosis of some form, so is only contributory to death