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Published	06/18/2024	In Texas, there are 2 types of death: {{c1::cardiopulmonary}} death and {{c1::brain}} death
Published	06/18/2024	The {{c1::cause}} of death is the disease, injury, or abnormality that initiated the sequence of events that ends in death
Published	06/18/2024	The {{c1::mechanism}} of death is the physiologic derangement that links cause of death to the moment that vital functions cease
Published	06/18/2024	If someone dies due to head trauma due to fall during seizure due to post-traumatic epilepsy due to motor vehicle collision, then the proximate cause …
Published	06/18/2024	If someone dies due to head trauma due to fall during seizure due to post-traumatic epilepsy due to motor vehicle collision, then the immediate cause …
Published	06/18/2024	{{c1::Manner}} of death is a classification for statistical purposes
Published	06/18/2024	The manner of death is {{c1::natural}} if the death is solely attributed to disease
Published	06/18/2024	The manner of death is {{c1::accident}} if the death is violent, asphyxial, or toxin death that is related to unforeseen events
Published	06/18/2024	The manner of death is {{c1::suicide}} if the death results from willful self-injurious behavior
Published	06/18/2024	The manner of death is {{c1::homicide}} if the death is due to another individual
Published	06/18/2024	Cause and manner of death are {{c1::subjective::objective/subjective}}
Published	06/18/2024	45 year-old man with no PMH or social history is found dead at home.Autopsy:  Hemopericardium; acute MI; greater than 95% occlusion of proximal l…
Published	06/18/2024	25 year-old man is found dead in his locked apartment.He has no known PCP or PMH.He has a social history of ethanol and illicit drug abuse.Autopsy:&nb…
Published	06/18/2024	75 year-old woman with PMH of CVA and dementia is found dead in her memory care facility. Autopsy:  No trauma.  Large food bolus in upp…
Published	06/18/2024	55 year-old man is running naked in traffic, hitting cars with a pipe.  When police arrive, a physical altercation occurs.  He complains of …
Published	06/18/2024	In general, a death is reportable if the manner of death is {{c1::non-natural}}
Published	06/18/2024	In general, a death is reportable if the cause of death is {{c1::unknown}}
Published	06/18/2024	In general, a death is reportable if the death occurs within {{c1::24 hrs}} of admission to the hospital
Published	06/18/2024	In general, a death is reportable if the age of the decedent is less than {{c1::6 years old}}
Published	06/18/2024	In general, a death is {{c1::reportable::reportable/non-reportable}} if the the decedent was in police custody at the time of death
Published	06/18/2024	85 year-old woman with a PMH of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, dementia, and stage IV breast cancer is admitted to a Hospice agency for end of life …
Published	06/18/2024	60 year-old man with a PMH of hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes, and obesity, is admitted to the hospital after complaining of chest pai…
Published	06/18/2024	22 year-old man is the helmeted operator of a motorcycle that lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree.He dies 5 hours after admission.He is tran…
Published	06/18/2024	25 year-old man is found dead in his locked apartmentHe has a social history of ethanol and illicit drug abuseHe has no known PCP or PMHIs the death r…
Published	06/18/2024	Do hospitals need consent to perform an autopsy?{{c1::Yes}}
Published	06/18/2024	Do medical examiners need consent to perform an autopsy?{{c1::No}}
Published	06/18/2024	Hospitals perform autopsies to answer {{c1::clinical}} and/or {{c2::family}} questions
Published	06/18/2024	Medical examiners perform autopsies to determine {{c1::cause/manner of death}} and to gather {{c2::evidence}}
Published	06/18/2024	All counties have soemone who determines whether or not a legal autopsy is warranted. In urban areas, you have a {{c1::medical examiner}} who is a tra…
Published	06/18/2024	If the immediate cause of death is natural but the proximate cause of death is non-natural, then the death is {{c1::reportable::reportable/non-re…
Published	06/18/2024	Is asphyxia a valid cause of death?{{c1::Yes}}
Published	06/18/2024	Is cardiac tamponade a valid cause of death?{{c1::Yes}}
Published	06/18/2024	Is cardiac arrest a valid cause of death?{{c1::No}}
Published	06/18/2024	Is brain death a valid cause of death?{{c1::No}}
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