Full Description
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.
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
