ABMDI-D Questions and Answers with complete solution

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 CARDIAC DEATH - Answer-Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels CESSATION - Answer-The final stoppage of action CORONER - Answer-Typically an elected official who decides whether a death occurred under circumstances that require an autopsy, either by law or to determine manner or cause. JURISDICTION - Answer-The power of authority a court or office has over individuals or trauma LNOK - Answer-The person from whom the medicolegal death investigator must secure consent before initiating any procurement activity MEDICAL EXAMINER - Answer-Usually a medical doctor, although not necessary a highly trained pathologist. Like a coroner, a ME decides whether a death occurred under circumstances that may require an autopsy and who will perform it if the ME is not qualified. OPO (organ procurement organization) - Answer-The agency responsible for identifying potential donors, obtaining consent, and procuring organs POSTMORTEM CHANGES - Answer-Alterations of the body following death, including decomposition and environmental resuscitative injuriesSTATUTES - Answer-Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government VERIFY - Answer-Establish or confirm the accuracy of information or evidence through testimony VITAL STATISTICS - Answer-A gov't agency responsible for maintaining a system of registration and release of records for the public, including birth, marriage, divorce, an death Official pronouncement of death can : A. be accomplished only by a physician B. be accomplished by any medical professional C. be accomplished by any responsible party D. be accomplished by on-duty police officiers E. be determined by state statue and local customs - Answer-E. Authorization to conduct a medicolegal autopsy must be provided by: A. the decedent's NOK B. the coroner or ME when jurisdiction is esetablished C. a will or other document signed before death D. the treating physician E. all of the above - Answer-B A previously healthy four-month-old infant is found unresponsive in his crib at home. He is rushed to a hospital, where he is maintained on a respirator for 26 hours before being declared dead. No external trauma or disease is noted by the treating physician: A. the coroner is without jurisdiction because of hospitalization B. The coroner has jurisdiction because of the unexplained death of an infant C. The coroner has jurisdiction because of length of hospitalization D. The absence of trauma precludes the coroner's having jurisdiction E. Significant trauma will always be apparent on the surface of the body - Answer-BYour office is investigating a suspected SIDS death. You should notify your statewide SIDS program: A. ASAP following the autopsy B. within 24 hours of the death C. within 48 hours of the death D. within 72 hours of the death E. within one week of the death - Answer-A