NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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The pooling of the blood in tissues after death resulting in a reddish color to the skin.
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Liver Mortis
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Algor Mortis
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Instar
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Livor mortis, also known as lividity or hypostasis, is the gravitational pooling of blood to lower dependant areas resulting in a red/purple coloration. Although livor mortis is commonly seen between 2 and 4 h postmortem, its onset may begin in the ‘early’ period, as little as 30 min postmortem.
Detailed explanation-2: -The early post-mortem phase is most frequently estimated using the classical triad of post-mortem changes – rigor mortis, livor mortis, and algor mortis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Of these, with obvious mortal damage to the body, the textbook conclusive signs of death clear to a lay person are: algor mortis, rigor mortis, livor mortis, and putrefaction.
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