Autopsy Pathology, 4th Edition

by Andrew J Connolly, MD, PhD and Walter E. Finkbeiner, MD, PhD

Hardcover

ISBN: 9780323655675

Publication Date: 02-01-2025

Page Count: 440

Imprint: Elsevier

List Price: $262.99

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Key Features
- Presents more than 600 full-color photographs depicting common gross and microscopic autopsy findings for every part of the body, as well as dissection videos demonstrating autopsy techniques.
- Contains new content on postmortem CT, CT angiography, and MRI in the Autopsy Photography and Radiology chapter.
- Features new coverage of molecular/genetic testing, tissue procurement for research, guidelines for Rapid Autopsy, and the latest technological advances incorporated throughout.
- Correlates pathologic findings with their clinical causes to enhance diagnostic accuracy.
- Provides pathologists in training and practice with a quick guide and refresher of the procedures involved in a hospital autopsy.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Contents

1 The Autopsy--Past and Present2 Legal, Social, and Ethical Issues3 Autopsy Biosafety4 Basic Postmortem Examination5 Postmortem Examination of Fetuses and Infants6 Special Dissection Procedures7 Autopsy Photography and Radiology8 Microscopic Examination9 Microscopic Findings10 Supplemental Laboratory Studies11 The Autopsy Report12 Sudden Death Due to Natural Causes13 Multiple Organ Dysfunction and Sepsis14 Death Certification15 Quality Management16 Atlas of Autopsy PathologyAppendix A: Description of Gross Autopsy FindingsAppendix B: Measures, Weights, and Assessment of Growth and Development
Authors

Andrew J Connolly, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California and Walter E. Finkbeiner, MD, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Pathology, University of California, San Francisco, Chief of Pathology, Department of Anatomic Pathology, San Francisco General Hospital, Chief of Pathology at the SFGH Endowed Chair, San Francisco, California