Diagnostic Pathology: Hospital Autopsy

Maximize diagnostic information from each and every autopsyFeatures complete coverage of every aspect of autopsy practice?including clinical presentation with chart review, technical and diagnostic aspects of autopsy performance, and reportingPresents classic autopsy techniques while also emphasizing the role of molecular studies and other laboratory and ancillary tests not commonly thought of during autopsy practiceContains new material on emerging pathogens and medical entities (patterns of disease caused by COVID-19 or vaccine complications, multisystem inflammatory disorders in children, adenoviral hepatitis in children, etc.), toxicity/pathology associated with new drug therapies (immune checkpoint inhibitor and vaccine-related immune events, etc.), new cardiac and other medical devices, expanded coverage of autopsy histology, and moreFeatures new or updated content on morgue/autopsy suite maintenance, enhanced biosafety techniques, the role of the autopsy practitioner in a pandemic setting, and moreProvides important clinical and diagnostic information through more than 1,300 clinical and gross pathology photographs, histologic images, full-color illustrations, and radiologic imagesIncludes case presentations highlighting important aspects of reporting that affect clinicians as well as next of kinFocuses on pathologists in hospital settings, but also provides value to forensic pathologists, private practice pathologists, and others involved in death investigation, such as coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement, and pathology residentsEmploys consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, a variety of tables, annotated images, pertinent references, and an extensive index for quick, expert referenceIncludes an eBook version that enables you to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud

Maximize diagnostic information from each and every autopsyFeatures complete coverage of every aspect of autopsy practice?including clinical presentation with chart review, technical and diagnostic aspects of autopsy performance, and reportingPresents classic autopsy techniques while also emphasizing the role of molecular studies and other laboratory and ancillary tests not commonly thought of during autopsy practiceContains new material on emerging pathogens and medical entities (patterns of disease caused by COVID-19 or vaccine complications, multisystem inflammatory disorders in children, adenoviral hepatitis in children, etc.), toxicity/pathology associated with new drug therapies (immune checkpoint inhibitor and vaccine-related immune events, etc.), new cardiac and other medical devices, expanded coverage of autopsy histology, and moreFeatures new or updated content on morgue/autopsy suite maintenance, enhanced biosafety techniques, the role of the autopsy practitioner in a pandemic setting, and moreProvides important clinical and diagnostic information through more than 1,300 clinical and gross pathology photographs, histologic images, full-color illustrations, and radiologic imagesIncludes case presentations highlighting important aspects of reporting that affect clinicians as well as next of kinFocuses on pathologists in hospital settings, but also provides value to forensic pathologists, private practice pathologists, and others involved in death investigation, such as coroners, medical examiners, law enforcement, and pathology residentsEmploys consistently templated chapters, bulleted content, key facts, a variety of tables, annotated images, pertinent references, and an extensive index for quick, expert referenceIncludes an eBook version that enables you to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud