ABMDI Registry Exam Bundle

Anacephalic -ANSWER An infant born without a brain. Coronal plane -ANSWER The plane that divides the body into front and back (e.g, anterior [ventral] and posterior [dorsal]) halves Mid-sagittal plane -ANSWER The plane that divides the body into right and left halves Transverse -ANSWER The ...

ANECEPHALIC -ANSWER An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT -ANSWER Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH -ANSWER Final cessation of activity in the central nervous system, as indicated by a flat EEG or absence of cerebral blood flow for a predetermined period of time CAR...

A 30-year-old male dies of AIDS; it is permissible for the death investigator to: a. Release property taken at the scene to the family b. Disclose information about the death to interested parties c. Inform the media as to the cause of death d. Amend the death certificate for the emotional well...

Official pronouncement of death can: -ANSWER Be defermined by state statute and local customs. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: -ANSWER The coroner or medical examiner when jurisdiction is established. A previously healthy 4 m.o. Infant is found unresponsive ...

Medical examiner/coroner authority at a death scene comes from? -ANSWERthe medical examiner/coroner office policy derived from state statutory authority. State systems, or states with a "State Medical Examiner" typically investigate? -ANSWERall deaths within their state that fall under statute....

Sings of Death Include: -ANSWER -Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis -ANSWER Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) ...