NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Type of autopsy that is used for research and study purposes is called
A
clinical autopsy
B
forensic autopsy
C
external autopsy
D
virtual autopsy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Clinical autopsy, loosely termed as pathological autopsy, is carried out to diagnose the disease which has caused the mortality when ante-mortem efforts have failed.

Detailed explanation-2: -Clinical or pathological autopsies are performed to diagnose a particular disease or for research purposes. They aim to determine, clarify, or confirm medical diagnoses that remained unknown or unclear before the patient’s death.

Detailed explanation-3: -A post-mortem examination, also known as an autopsy, is the examination of a body after death. The aim of a post-mortem is to determine the cause of death. Post-mortems are carried out by pathologists (doctors who specialise in understanding the nature and causes of disease).

Detailed explanation-4: -An autopsy, or post mortem, is the medical examination of a body and the internal organs after a person has died. There are two types of autopsy – a coroner’s autopsy and a hospital autopsy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Medico-Legal Autopsy or Forensic or coroner’s autopsies. Anatomical or academic autopsies. Clinical or Pathological autopsies.

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