Whitney Houston “I could tell you that…..I am not self-destructive‚ I am not a person who wants to die‚ I’m a person who has life and wants to live.” These were part of Whitney Houston’s last words before she died on February 11‚ 2012. But what was that really killed her? Was her boyfriend Ray J or wants suicide? Many facts point to a reasonable observation that Whitney could have died from drugs. Even though she may have been a drug addict‚ Whitney Houston died from alcohol and drug poisoning
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presenile. The presenile form was described more in detail by Alois Alzheimer as a progressive deterioration of memory and orientation. As a neuropathologist‚ Alzheimer studied the case a 51 year-old woman. When she died‚ Alzheimer performed an autopsy and found that she had deterioration of the brain‚ protein deposits and abnormal filaments in nerve cells in her brain -- three common pathological features of those who have Alzheimer’s Disease. Today‚ as research on Alzheimer’s disease progresses
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x-rays and CT scans and also conduct blood analysis and DNA testing. Along with other written and archaeological sources‚ we have been able to gain an understanding of the life Tutankhamun lived and the reasons for his early death. In the 1922 autopsy conducted by Douglas E. Derry‚ not much information about Tutankhamun’s life and death was discovered as science and technology had not developed very far. Science and technology at that time could not tell whether he had been murdered or not. Due
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Assist the pathologist in autopsy process Maintains and takes care of body Responsible for finding information as to the nature of a suspicious death Collect clues to as how the death occurs Maintaining the morgue room‚ supplies and equipment. Record any identifying information for the patient’s morgue file Daily Activities Prepare and sterilize the morgue and its equipment Employed by hospitals‚ morgues and funeral homes Bring in the body and prepare it for autopsy with the pathologist/ medical
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Fibroadenoma in Gynecomastia Following Low Dose Methotrexate Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis in a 48-Year-Old Man Benign proliferation of glandular tissue in the male breast is a common disorder. Approximately one third of normal adult men are affected‚ most often after 50 years of age [1]. Some pathologic cases of breast enlargement are the result of renal ‚ hepatic‚ nutritional‚ or endocrine dysfuction‚ and several drugs have also been implicated in the origin of gynecomastia [2]. Methotrexate
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• 1895 – Discovery of X- rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen. • 1896 - Prof. Arthur Schuster used X- rays to demonstrate the presence of lead bullets inside the head of a victim [5]. • In October 1898 issue of the American X-ray Journal‚ Dr. Fovau d’Courmelles wrote‚ “Knowing the existence of a fracture in a person who has been burned or mutilated beyond recognition‚ we can hope to identify him by the x-ray [6]. • In 1921 Schuller compared the radiological images of the frontal sinuses with plates formerly
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ruled it removed. The U.S. Congress became involved shortly after “Terri’s Law” and passed legislation allowing federal courts to intervene. Terri Schaivo’s feeding tube was finally removed on March 18‚ 2005‚ and she passed away 13 days later. Upon autopsy‚ her brain was half the weight of a healthy human brain. The medical examiner was quoted as saying “The damage was irreversible. No amount of therapy or treatment would have regenerated the massive loss of neurons” (Goodnough‚
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1. Define the Concept of loss‚ grief‚ mourning and bereavement. • Loss is defined as: “occurs when a valued person‚ object or situation is changed or made inaccessible so that its value is diminished or removed”. Loss is the experience and feeling you get when dying. It has been felt by the individual dying as well as their family members and their significant others when their loved one is being taken away from them. • Grief is the emotional/behavioral reaction to loss. It occurs with loss caused
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THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION The assassination of John F. Kennedy is one of the most controversial and debated topics in American History. November 22‚ 1963‚ the day that JFK was assassinated‚ is a day that will live in infamy in the mind of every American. It is not certain why Kennedy was murdered‚ or who actually murdered him. Speculations as to who murdered the president first lead to Lee Harvey Oswald. The Warren Commission‚ appointed by president Lyndon B. Johnson was established to determine
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discovered that all cells come from other cells. Although he wasn’t the first person to state this. Virchow was just the first person who was believed and taken seriously about it. Another discovery was identifying and naming leukemia while performing an autopsy. Also‚ he said that people’s health would improve with better living conditions‚ eating habits‚ and cleanliness.
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