Handbook of Autopsy Practice

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Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Principles of Autopsy Techniques, Immediate and Restricted Autopsies, and Other Special Procedures....Pages 3-6 Medicolegal Autopsies and Autopsy Toxicology....Pages 7-19 Cardiovascular System....Pages 21-43 Tracheobronchial Tree and Lungs....Pages 45-52 Esophagus and Abdominal Viscera....Pages 53-63 Nervous System....Pages 65-84 The Eye and Adnexa....Pages 85-93 Skeletal System....Pages 95-99 Autopsy Microbiology....Pages 101-105 Chromosome Study of Autopsy Tissues....Pages 107-111 Autopsy Chemistry....Pages 113-115 Autopsy Roentgenology and Other Imaging Techniques....Pages 117-122 Autopsy of Bodies Containing Radioactive Materials....Pages 123-127 Fixation, Color Preservation, Gross Staining, and Shipping of Autopsy Material....Pages 129-136 Museum Techniques and Autopsy Photography....Pages 137-141 Organization, Maintenance, and Safety Concerns of the Autopsy Service; Tissue Registries; Interviews With the Next of Kin....Pages 143-149 Autopsy Documents, Data Processing, and Quality Assurance....Pages 151-157 Autopsy Law....Pages 159-165 The State of Autopsy Practice....Pages 167-168 Alphabetic List of Diseases and Conditions, with Recommendations for Case-Specific Autopsy Procedures....Pages 169-547 Normal Weights and Measurements....Pages 549-572 Back Matter....Pages 573-592