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What Does An Autopsy Report Include?

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What Does An Autopsy Report Include? The autopsy report describes the autopsy procedure, the microscopic findings, and the medical diagnoses. The report emphasizes the relationship or correlation between clinical findings (the doctor’s examination, laboratory tests, radiology findings, etc.) and pathologic findings (those made from the autopsy). How long autopsy results take? Autopsies usually take two

Why Are Fewer Autopsies Occurring In The United States Today?

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Why Are Fewer Autopsies Occurring In The United States Today? Experts at the Mayo Clinic have concluded that “a wide range of medical, legal, social, and economic causes” are responsible for the decline of nonforensic autopsies and proposed no fewer than 46 interventions to reverse this trend. Why are autopsy rates decreasing? Aug. 4, 2011