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In Handbook of Autopsy Practice, Third Edition, Jurgen Ludwig, MD, has painstakingly updated and expanded his recognized "masterpiece" to create an indispensable and invaluable source of classic and innovative procedures for successful autopsy diagnosis and documentation. The section on autopsy methods has been modernized with current laboratory methods, methods for processing autopsy data, quality assurance procedures, and increased safety precautions for dealing with potentially fatal infectious diseases. The crown jewel of the book-an updated alphabetical listing of diseases and conditions-tabulates, for instant reference during work in the autopsy room, the technical procedures recommended for specific diseases and conditions and the expected findings in these situations. This gold mine of diverse facts and information provides the prosector with critical guidance on what to look for in each case and how to dissect and preserve it. Numerous updated appendices detail organ and body weights and sizes, conversion factors, fetal development tables, and all manner of esoteric information
Table of Contents
Part I. Autopsy Techniques, Laboratory Procedures, and Data Processing
Principles of Autopsy Techniques, Immediate and Restricted Autopsies, and Other Special Procedures
Jurgen Ludwig
Medicolegal Autopsies and Autopsy Toxicology
Vernard I. Adams
Cardiovascular System
William D. Edwards
Tracheobronchial Tree and Lungs
Jurgen Ludwig
Esophagus and Abdominal Viscera
Jurgen Ludwig
Nervous System
Caterina Giannini and Haruo Okazaki
The Eye and Adnexa
R. Jean Campbell
Skeletal System
Jurgen Ludwig
Autopsy Microbiology
Brenda L. Waters
Chromosome Study of Autopsy Tissues
Gordon W. Dewald
Autopsy Chemistry
Vernard I. Adams
Autopsy Roentgenology and Other Imaging Techniques
Jurgen Ludwig
Autopsy of Bodies Containing Radioactive Material
Kelly L. Classic
Fixation, Color Preservation, Gross Staining, and Shipping of Autopsy Tissues
Jurgen Ludwig and Brenda L. Waters
Museum Techniques and Autopsy Photography
Jurgen Ludwig and William D. Edwards
Organization, Maintenance, and Safety Concerns of the Autopsy Service; Tissue Registries; Interviews With the Next of Kin
Jurgen Ludwig
Autopsy Documents, Data Processing, and Quality Assurance
Jurgen Ludwig
Autopsy Law
Vernard I. Adams and Jurgen Ludwig
The State of Autopsy Practice: An Annotated Bibliography
Jurgen Ludwig
Part II. Alphabetic Listing of Diseases and Conditions
Jurgen Ludwig with Vernard I. Adams (Medicolegal and Toxicologic cases), William D. Edwards (Cardiovascular cases), Caterina Giannini (Neuropathologic cases), and Brenda L. Waters (Pediatric and Infectious Disease cases)
Organization of Part II.
Special Histological Stains
Listing
Part III. Normal Weights and Measurements
Weights and Measurements
Hagen Blaszyk, Jurgen Ludwig, and William D. Edwards
Weights and Measurements in Fetuses, Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Weights and Measurements in Adults
Index