Post-mortem examination or Autopsy Report
A detailed autopsy report contains details of the autopsy procedure, microscopic findings, and a list of medical diagnoses and a summary of the case.
Pathological findings are correlated with clinical findings (the physician’s findings, laboratory values, radiology findings etc). The report has three parts:
- Preamble-details about the ordering authority, time of arrival of the body at the mortuary etc
- Body of the report (description of the external and internal examination)
- Conclusions- Cause of death based on the post-mortem findings
References:
- The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology. Dr. K. S. Narayan Reddy
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