Atlas of Forensic Pathology

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Contents

Physical Findings on the Body.....................................................................36 Method. ............................................................................................................. 36 Challenges......................................................................................................... 36 Identification Cards......................................................................................37 Method. ............................................................................................................. 37 Challenges......................................................................................................... 37 Personal Effects............................................................................................38 Method. ............................................................................................................. 38 Other Methods.............................................................................................38 Near Miss.....................................................................................................39 6 POSTMORTEM CHANGES..........................................................................41 Introduction.................................................................................................. 42 Time of Death and Early Postmortem Changes..........................................42 Algor Mortis.......................................................................................................42 Postmortem Vitreous Potassium Measurements................................................44 Supravitality. ...................................................................................................... 44 Rigor Mortis.......................................................................................................44 Livor Mortis........................................................................................................46 Additional Findings Associated With Lividity....................................................49 Decomposition............................................................................................. 51 Important Terms Associated With Decomposition......................................52 Green Discoloration of Skin...............................................................................52 Adipocere. ......................................................................................................... 52 Postmortem Blisters (or Postmortem Bullae).....................................................53 Corneal Clouding...............................................................................................54 Hemolysis........................................................................................................... 54 Marbling............................................................................................................. 54 Mummification and Postmortem Drying............................................................54 Skin Slippage.....................................................................................................56 Swelling/Bloating............................................................................................... 57 Tache Noire........................................................................................................59 Scene Indicators...........................................................................................60 Postmortem Entomology.............................................................................61 How to Collect Appropriate Specimens for Time of Death Determination Using Insect Activity...................................................................62 Animal Activity.............................................................................................63 Embalming Artifacts.....................................................................................65 Near Misses..................................................................................................67

7 NATURAL DISEASE AT AUTOPSY...............................................................71 Introduction.................................................................................................. 74 Natural Disease of the Body in General.......................................................75 Autopsy Findings: Obesity.................................................................................75 Complications of Obesity..................................................................................75 Natural Disease of the Central Nervous System..........................................76 Introduction. ...................................................................................................... 76 Intracerebral Hemorrhage............................................................................76 Autopsy Findings...............................................................................................76 Etiologies of an Intracerebral Hemorrhage........................................................78 Cerebral Infarcts...........................................................................................78 Autopsy Findings...............................................................................................78 Lacunar Infarct..............................................................................................81 Autopsy Findings...............................................................................................81 Incompetent Diaphragm Sella.....................................................................82 Autopsy Findings...............................................................................................82 Natural Causes of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage............................................82 Autopsy Findings...............................................................................................82 Copyright © Wolters Kluwer, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of the content is prohibited. 2023