quiz 5 Flashcards
adolescent age range
12 to 18 years
advanced age
- common conditions are: arthritic conditions; mouth closure, arteriosclerosis, senile purpura, malignancy, cardiac disease, and diabetes mellitus
anemia
lack of healthy red blood cells leading to reduced oxygen flow to the body’s organs
cachexia
severe weight loss is caused by the tumor competing with the body for metabolites results in a wasting away of the body tissues
disseminated intravascular coagulation
Clots scatter throughout the vascular system
fetuses and preterm infants
- Decedent care is provided to all human beings after death, regardless of age
fontanelles
spaces between the bones of the skull in the fetus and young infant. Bone ossification is not complete and the sutures of the cranium are no fully formed
gathering forceps
- used grasp tissues and hold them together
- pointed tips
glycosuria
sugar in the urine
hyperglycemia
excess sugar in the blood
infant - body ratio
body-water ratios and fat content are higher in infants
infant - head closure
- To recreate weight in the head, form a ball with a small amount of modeling clay, wrap tightly in cotton, and place into the cranial cavity
-inversion (worm) suture is ideal to invert the scalp tissues for a clean line of closure that may easily be concealed
infant - non autopsied
- don’t use axillary the vessel is too small
- to get to abdominal aorta have to make incision like an autopsy
ketosis
acidosis characterized by the presence of ketones in the blood and the body tissues
malignancy
