Handbook of Autopsy Practice, Fourth Edition is divided into three parts. Part I contains six new chapters in which the reader will find an assortment of tools that will increase the value of the autopsy. Included in the section are valuable resources and tools such as a sample next-of-kin letter, a quality assurance worksheet, new discourse on the dissection procedure which is accompanied by a worksheet and template for the gross description. There is also a new, detailed discussion of the safe handling of sharps, complete with photographs and the reader will also find the updated requirements of the Eye Bank of America and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ocular tissue transplantation. Part II has been updated with new diseases and recent references added. Practicing autopsy pathologists, residents and students are invited to review this alphabetical listing of disorders before each autopsy in order to re-acquaint themselves with what they might encounter. Completely revised and updated new edition of a classic Recommended procedures and their expected findings tabulated by disease Six completely new chapters Detailed discussion of the safehandling of sharps Updated with new diseases and recent references INDICE: Ensuring Quality in the Academic Hospital Autopsy.- Principles of Dissection.- The Cardiovascular System.- The Nervous System.- The Eye and Adnexa.- The Autopsy Laboratory.- Autopsy Microbiology.- Autopsy Chemistry.- Chromosome Analysis on Autopsy Tissue.- Postmortem Imaging Techniques.- Autopsies Involving Radioactive Material.- The Hospital Autopsy Report, Death Certification.- Medicolegal Autopsy and Postmortem Toxicology.- Legal Aspects of Autopsy Practice.- Fixation and Shipping of Autopsy Material.- Museum Techniques.- Part II Alphabetic Listing of Diseases and Conditions.- Part III: Normal Weights and Measurements.
- ISBN: 978-1-58829-841-6
- Editorial: Humana
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 610
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés