NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
Question
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What is livor mortis essentially?
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death color
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death stiffness
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death temperature
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Livor mortis is the gravitational settling of blood which is no longer being pumped through the body after death, causing a bluish-purple discoloration of the skin. It is one of the post-mortem signs of death, along with pallor mortis, algor mortis, and rigor mortis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Livor mortis is the fourth postmortem sign of death. It is the appearance of a reddish or purple discoloration of the skin. This lividity appears about 2 hours after death and becomes fixed (doesn’t fade once the corpse’s position is changed) after approximately 6 hours.
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