NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Question
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Which of the following would NOT require an autopsy?
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Decedent found floating in a river
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Death in a hospital with an attending physician able to render a cause of death as a heart attack
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Death by suspected suicide
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Decedent found deceased in their home
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The classifications are natural, accident, suicide, homicide, undetermined, and pending. Only medical examiner’s and coroners may use all of the manners of death.
Detailed explanation-2: -Deaths in which due cause is unknown or unanticipated. Deaths in which there are significant questions concerning effectiveness of therapy/extent of disease. Deaths in which the family expresses concerns or requires reassurance. More items
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