NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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A physician who performs an autopsy when death may be accidental or violent. He or she may also serve in some jurisdictions as the coroner.
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County Coroner
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Pathologist
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Medical Examiner
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Physicist
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Autopsies are usually performed by a specialized medical doctor called a pathologist.
Detailed explanation-2: -A coroner’s autopsy is performed if the coroner or police need information for legal reasons about the cause of death – for example, if the person was murdered or their death was suspicious.
Detailed explanation-3: -An inquest is a legal inquiry or investigation to ascertain the circumstances and cause of death. It is conducted in sudden, suspicious or unnatural deaths.
Detailed explanation-4: -A forensic autopsy is an examination conducted postmortem to address medicolegal objectives. A forensic autopsy is also called a medicolegal autopsy.
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