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Jan 18, 2010 · Necropsy or autopsy means “seeing for yourself”. It is a systematic examination of the body after death for the purpose of not only determining the cause of death, but to explain pathogenesis of the cause of death and identifying other pathology/pathologies associated with the case [ 1 ].
- Olugbenga A. Silas, Adeyi A. Adoga, Agabus N. Manasseh, Godwin O. Echejoh, Barnabas M. Mandong, Rahi...
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Table: Causes of Death in the US; According to the US Centers for Disease Control, using provisional data available for analysis on April 7, 2024, in the 12-month period that ended Dec. 31, 2022, at least 109,413 people in the US are reported to have died from drug overdose and toxins in the unregulated drug supply.
Apr 4, 2023 · For this reason, studies that have investigated etiological factors of sudden cardiac death based on records, such as the death certificate, have low validity: in such cases, the use of necropsy diagnosis is recommended to rule out non-cardiac causes or other causes of cardiac etiologies .
- 10.2174/1574886317666220525115232
- 2023/04/04
- Curr Drug Saf. 2023 Apr 25; 18(3): 307-317.
Mar 1, 2017 · The recent surge in drug deaths has focused attention on the diagnosis of drug intoxication as a cause of death. In Maryland, the Department of Vital Records has shown an increase from 649 intoxication deaths in 2012 to 1259 in 2015 ( 1 ).
- David R. Fowler
- 2017
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May 9, 2014 · Summary. A necropsy is performed to determine the possible cause of death and/or to detect induced or coincidental pathological alterations in tissues. The tools to perform a necropsy will vary not only by species, the type of dissection that is required, and personal preferences. Prior to the initiation of any necropsy, a prenecropsy meeting ...
- Charles B. Spainhour
- 2014
autopsy, or necropsy or postmortem, Dissection and examination of a dead body to determine cause of death and learn about disease processes in ways that are not possible with the living. Autopsies have contributed to the development of medicine since at least the Middle Ages.
verb. necropsied; necropsying. transitive verb. : to perform an autopsy on. Did you know? Human autopsies are generally performed either to determine the cause of death or to observe the deadly effects of a disease for research or education purposes.
