Atlas of Forensic Pathology

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Contents

Spider Bite..................................................................................................437 Introduction. .................................................................................................... 437 Pathologic Features of Black Widow Bite........................................................437 Clinical Features of Black Widow Bite.............................................................437 Pathologic Features of Recluse Bite................................................................437 Clinical Features of Recluse Bite......................................................................437 Other Forms of Animal Attack Encountered by Forensic Pathologists.....437 High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema/High-Altitude Cerebral Edema.............437 Features of High-Altitude Cerebral Edema.....................................................437 Features of High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema..................................................437 Autopsy Findings in High-Altitude Pulmonary Edema....................................437 Near Misses................................................................................................438 15 POSTMORTEM TOXICOLOGY..................................................................443 Introduction................................................................................................ 444 Autopsy findings of a drug overdose...............................................................444 Obtaining specimens for toxicologic analysis..................................................447 Interpretation of toxicologic results.................................................................450 Description of postmortem redistribution and its importance........................451 Specific drugs encountered by forensic pathologists......................................453 Metabolites of Common Drugs.................................................................454 Ethanol....................................................................................................... 454 16 SUICIDE......................................................................................................463 Introduction................................................................................................ 464 Basic Considerations When Determining That the Manner of Death Is Suicide.....................................................................................464 Gunshot Wound Homicide vs Gunshot Wound Suicide............................465 Comparison of Features in Homicide vs Suicide Gunshot Wounds................465 Sharp Force Injuries Homicide vs Sharp Force Injuries Suicide.................466 Comparison of Features in Homicide vs Suicide Sharp Force Injury...............466 Asphyxial Homicide vs Asphyxial Suicide..................................................468 Comparison of Features in Homicide vs Suicide Asphyxia..............................468 Near Misses................................................................................................473 17 HISTOLOGY AT AUTOPSY........................................................................475 Introduction................................................................................................ 476 Frequency of Histologic Examination at Autopsy......................................476 Histologic Examination of the Brain at Autopsy........................................478 Near Misses................................................................................................479 18 EMBOLISM.................................................................................................483 Introduction................................................................................................ 484 Pulmonary Thromboemboli.......................................................................484

Circumstances Under Which Pulmonary Thromboemboli Occur.....................484 How to Identify................................................................................................484 Complications of a Pulmonary Thromboembolus............................................484 Aging of Pulmonary Thromboemboli..............................................................486 Air Embolism..............................................................................................490 Circumstance Under Which Air Emboli Occur.................................................490 How to Identify................................................................................................490 Fat Embolism.............................................................................................490 Circumstances Under Which Fat Emboli Occur...............................................490 Clinical Signs of Fatty Emboli..........................................................................490 How to Identify................................................................................................490 Amniotic Fluid Embolism...........................................................................492 Circumstance Under Which Amniotic Fluid Emboli Occur..............................492 Clinical Signs of Amniotic Fluid Emboli...........................................................492 How to Identify................................................................................................492 Copyright © Wolters Kluwer, Inc. Unauthorized reproduction of the content is prohibited. 2023