Handbook of Autopsy Practice (Hardcover, 4th ed. 2009)

Brenda L. Waters

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Handbook of Autopsy Practice, Fourth Edition is divided into three parts. Part I contains six new chapters in which the reader will find an assortment of tools that will increase the value of the autopsy. Included in the section are valuable resources and tools such as a sample next-of-kin letter, a quality assurance worksheet, new discourse on the dissection procedure which is accompanied by a worksheet and template for the gross description. There is also a new, detailed discussion of the safe handling of sharps, complete with photographs and the reader will also find the updated requirements of the Eye Bank of America and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ocular tissue transplantation. Part II has been updated with new diseases and recent references added. Practicing autopsy pathologists, residents and students are invited to review this alphabetical listing of disorders before each autopsy in order to re-acquaint themselves with what they might encounter. Part III provides a series of tables providing organ weights and body measurements for fetuses, children and adults. Handbook of Autopsy Practice Fourth Edition is an essential resource for clinicians, pathologists, residents and students who strive to hone their trade and increase the value of the autopsies they perform.

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Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2009
First published:	2009
Editors:	Brenda L. Waters
Dimensions:	277 x 210 x 39mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	596
Edition:	4th ed. 2009
ISBN-13:	978-1-58829-841-6
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pathology > Gross pathology Promotions
LSN:	1-58829-841-8
Barcode:	9781588298416