ABSTRACT
How is it contrasted between inner city and suburban areas of large metropolitan areas? M
13. Describe the percentage of cases that would be recognized as coroner/medical examiner cases under usual circumstances and indicate what percentage would be homicides and natural deaths. M
vous system. M
the following systems: M
Circulatory Respiratory Digestive Urinary Central nervous system
16. What are the limits or minimal changes seen in occlusive coronary artery disease? M
17. How does the incidence of arteriosclerosis change from the age periods 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100? M
18. Distinguish naturally occurring lesions causing asphyxia, and compare and contrast them with manual asphyxial changes. M
19. Discuss hemorrhage within the air passages and indicate its usual sites of origin. M
20. Delineate the rarer causes of sudden unexpected natural death. Indicate several from each organ system. M
21. Indicate the reasons for the absence of Žndings in many geriatric autopsies. M
22. List several references for perinatal, obstetric, genetic, and geriatric pathology. M
23. Discuss the normal activity patterns of persons su§ering with extensive myocardial infarction. M
24. Discuss the relationship of both chronic and acute alcoholism with myocardial infarction. M
25. Discuss the usual course of events in sudden death from rupture of a large lower aorta aneurysm. Compare the lumbar site disease with the thoracic site disease. M
26. Discuss the nature of death from an acute spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage. M
27. Compare and contrast the acute spontaneous cerebral hemorrhage to an acute traumatic cerebral hemorrhage. M
28. Discuss the occurrence and appearance of staphyloco deaths of the cerebral circulation. M
29. Compare aneurysms originated from trauma, congenital, and infectious etiologies. M
30. Discuss the incidence and nature of sudden death arising from disease of the respiratory system. M
31. Indicate the major causes of bronchopneumonia. M
seen. M
34. Discuss the usual death scene in communicable disease deaths and indi-
cate the usual methods for the identiŽcation of the etiological agent. M 35. Indicate the usual autopsy Žndings in cases of sudden death arising
from the following: M Perforated peptic ulcer Acute appendicitis Acute pyelonephritis Acute bladder distention Massive pulmonary embolus Anemia Sickle cell disease
36. Discuss the circumstances by which a natural childhood disease can mimic an assault or parental beating. M
37. Discuss growth failure and indicate how it can cause mimicry of traumatic disease. M
38. What is meant by death from neglect? M 39. Indicate the pathological Žndings in infantile acute diarrheal epi-
sodes. M 40. Identify thymicolymphaticus and describe the autopsy Žndings
therein. M 41. Compare palliative care (any disease stage, comprehensive and
throughout an illness, may maintain curative care, provide comfort, ease symptoms) with hospice care (dying patients of any age with no maintenance of curative treatment, use of symptom and pain control, six-month prognosis required by Medicare) in terms of case management, cost, services provided, and key di§erences. M
42. How do you explain the lack of a formally recognized section of geriatric pathology in American pathology? M
43. Name several successful texts relating to geriatric pathology. M 44. Describe some experimental pathology studies applicable to:
Drowning Electrocution Exsanguination Asphyxia Freezing to death Starvation and dehydration Acute alcoholism
45. Review the conditions for body donation in your jurisdiction. 46. What expenses may be incurred in medical school body donation?
