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Essentials of Autopsy Practice

Recent Advances, Topics and Developments

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Editors:
  1. Guy Nathan Rutty

    1. Division of Forensic Pathology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

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  • A unique reference book dedicated to updating the pathologist on issues related to the autopsy

  • Chapters deal with subjects that have not been covered in any current major pathology text books - pathology of shock, religious attitudes, incised wound, radiological investigation, metabolic disorders in childhood, maternal deaths, etc.

  • The first book has become a reference aid to autopsy issues for all grades of lawyers

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Religious Attitudes to Death: What Every Pathologist Needs to Know. Part 2

    • J. E. Rutty
    Pages 1-16

  3. The Investigation of Inherited Metabolic Disease After Death

    • S. E. Olpin, M.-J. Evans
    Pages 17-44

  4. The Disputed Death

    • C. Gray
    Pages 45-71

  5. The Maternal Death

    • N. Carter, G. N. Rutty
    Pages 73-92

  6. The Pathology of Shock Versus Post-mortem Change

    • G. N. Rutty
    Pages 93-127

  7. Radiological Investigations in Autopsy Practice

    • C. A. Wilson, A. K. Bonner, G. N. Rutty
    Pages 129-157

  8. Body Art and Modification

    • B. Swift
    Pages 159-186

  9. The Incised Wound

    • A. M. Davison
    Pages 187-220

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 221-228
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About this book

Essentials of Autopsy Practice updates the modern pathologist on issues related to the autopsy. This volume contains topical chapters on the pathology of shock, religious attitudes to death, incised wounds, radiological investigations, metabolic disorders in childhood, maternal deaths, body alterations and piercings which are comprehensive, unique and educational. It brings the literature together into a modern, up-to-date review of the subject, each authored by experts in their field. It comprises the most recent developments in current autopsy practice making the book unique and exceptional - a valuable aid for the bench top, autopsy suite, laboratory or library. A hands-on reference book, Essentials of Autopsy Practice is of interest to both trainees and consultants in all sub-branches of pathology including forensic pathology. It can also be used by non-medical staff involved in the dead, such as nurses, police, lawyers and bereavement officers.

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From the reviews:

"The Essentials of Autopsy Practice series is rapidly becoming to autopsies what the Recent Advances is to histopathology. … Overall, this is an excellent book, and a worthy successor to the first volume in the series. It will prove a valuable addition to the bookshelves of all pathologists engaged in autopsy practice." (Julian Burton, ACP News, Spring 2004)

"Throughout, the text is clearly laid out and eminently readable. Despite originating from numerous authors, the book reads well as a whole and is both a fascinating and informative read. Each of the chapters has been generously illustrated with appropriate tables and black and white photographs. … Essentials of Autopsy Practice easily lives up to its title and will make a valuable addition to the bookshelf of any pathologist with an autopsy practice." (Julian Burton, ACP News, Spring 2002)

"All chapters are good reviews of the specific topics, and the range of topics covered includes many of the difficult and contentious issues facing routine practice but which do not have coverage in the major forensic texts. …[A]n exceptional, compact review worthy of a place in the library of any department still engaged in autopsy examinations. It should be added to the ‘must read’ list of any trainees considering forensic practice. Even old hands will learn a thing or two, and some may be touched by the insights provided in this book to review their own practices." (Paul Botterill, Pathology, December 2002, 593)

 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Forensic Pathology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    Guy Nathan Rutty

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Essentials of Autopsy Practice

  • Book Subtitle: Recent Advances, Topics and Developments

  • Editors: Guy Nathan Rutty

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0637-1

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 2004

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-85233-541-0Due: 12 December 2003

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4471-1168-9Published: 30 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0637-1Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 228

  • Number of Illustrations: 90 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Forensic Medicine

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