NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Clinical
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Forensic
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Examination
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -There are two main types of autopsies: forensic and clinical. The first one is performed in case of suspicious, violent or unknown cause of death. The second is performed in the hospital, by the pathologist, based on the consent of the deceased’s next of kin in order to find and better understand the causes of death.
Detailed explanation-2: -A forensic autopsy is an examination conducted postmortem to address medicolegal objectives. A forensic autopsy is also called a medicolegal autopsy.
Detailed explanation-3: -Abstract. Negative autopsy is a post-mortem examination in which a comprehensive analysis does not provide a cause of death. These include situation of death, anatomical and histological analysis, toxicology and microbiological study.
Detailed explanation-4: -4.1 Forensic autopsy. 4.2 Clinical autopsy. 4.3 Academic autopsy. 4.4 Virtual autopsy.