NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Question
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Rigor mortis peaks at about ____ hours after death
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2
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6
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8
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12
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Rigor mortis appears approximately 2 hours after death in the muscles of the face, progresses to the limbs over the next few hours, completing between 6 to 8 hours after death. [10] Rigor mortis then stays for another 12 hours (till 24 hours after death) and then disappears.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decomposition of the myofilaments occurs between 48 and 60 hours after the peak of rigor mortis, which occurs approximately 13 hours after death.
Detailed explanation-3: -This stiffening process, called Rigor Mortis, has a roughly known time of occurrence and can therefore be used to estimate time of death.
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