MEDHISTOLOGY #16 DEATH AND AUTOPSY

MEDHISTOLOGY #16 DEATH AND
AUTOPSY QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Death - Answer ✅defined as the cessation of cardiopulmonary functions and/or cessation of
brain activity (Organ Donation Act of 1991)



- Measure the heart rate

- blood pressure

- respiratory rate - Answer ✅What will do to make sure there is no cardiopulmonary activity



both brain and cardiorespiratory bases - Answer ✅Way in determining the moment of death.



ECG and EEG - Answer ✅In the Philippines, what is conducted to take note of cardiopulmonary
function and brain activity



irreversible absence of electrical brain activity and complete cessation of the vital functions -
Answer ✅Death occurs when there is deep __________________without the possibility of
resuscitation.



Brain dead - Answer ✅there is no brain electrical activity noted by EEG



False: there is no established universal criteria for brain death - Answer ✅DETERMINATION OF
DEATH




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, True or False: Note that there is an established universal criteria for brain death,



- Un-receptivity and un-responsibility of the brain

- No movements or breathing

- No reflexes

- Flat EEG - Answer ✅DETERMINATION OF DEATH



What are the signs of brain death according to Harvard Report of 1968:



Un-receptivity and un-responsibility of the brain - Answer ✅DETERMINATION OF DEATH



total unawareness to externally applied stimulus



No movements or breathing - Answer ✅DETERMINATION OF DEATH



observations covering at least 1 hour by physicians



No reflexes - Answer ✅DETERMINATION OF DEATH



irreversible coma with abolition of the central nervous system activity is evidenced in part by
the absence of elicitable reflexes. Pupils are fixed and dilated.



Flat EEG - Answer ✅DETERMINATION OF DEATH



of great confirmatory value



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