Difference between revisions of "Forensic pathology"

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 ==Cause of death==
-If the death is natural:
+===General===
-*It should be a medical diagnosis - '''not''' the mechanism (e.g. ''cardiac arrest'', ''cachexia'', ''kidney failure'').
+*The cause of death should be what started the sequence of events that lead to death.
+Example:
+*''C. difficle colitis'' complicating ''antibiotic treatment'' for a ''dental abscess''.
+===Natural deaths===
+*The cause should be a medical diagnosis, '''not''' the mechanism (e.g. ''cardiac arrest'', ''cachexia'', ''kidney failure'').
 *The mechanism is irrelevant.