ABMDI BOARD CERTIFICATION Exam 2
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1. CESSATION: The final stoppage of action
2. CORONER: 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.
3. JURISDICTION: The power of authority a court or office has over individuals or
trauma
4. LNOK: The person from whom the medicolegal death investigator must secure
consent before initiating any procurement activity
5. MEDICAL EXAMINER: 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.
6. OPO (organ procurement organization): The agency responsible for identi-
fying potential donors, obtaining consent, and procuring organs
7. POSTMORTEM CHANGES: Alterations of the body following death, including
decomposition and environmental resuscitative injuries
,8. STATUTES: Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government
9. VERIFY: Establish or confirm the accuracy of information or evidence through
testimony
10. VITAL STATISTICS: A gov't agency responsible for maintaining a system of
registration and release of records for the public, including birth, marriage, divorce,
an death
11. 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: E.
12. 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: B
13. 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: B
14. Your 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: A
15. In general, which of the following are NOT normally for organ/tissue
procurement purposes?
A. liver and kidneys
B. long bones and pelvis
C. reproductive organs
D. heart valves
E. pancreas and skin: C
16. Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if :
A. a donor designation appears on the decedent's drivers license
B. a donor card with the decedent's name is found in his/her wallet or purse
C. an emergency room physician gives permission
D. the decedent's LNOK or rep has given consent
Questions and Answers Latest A+
1. CESSATION: The final stoppage of action
2. CORONER: 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.
3. JURISDICTION: The power of authority a court or office has over individuals or
trauma
4. LNOK: The person from whom the medicolegal death investigator must secure
consent before initiating any procurement activity
5. MEDICAL EXAMINER: 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.
6. OPO (organ procurement organization): The agency responsible for identi-
fying potential donors, obtaining consent, and procuring organs
7. POSTMORTEM CHANGES: Alterations of the body following death, including
decomposition and environmental resuscitative injuries
,8. STATUTES: Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government
9. VERIFY: Establish or confirm the accuracy of information or evidence through
testimony
10. VITAL STATISTICS: A gov't agency responsible for maintaining a system of
registration and release of records for the public, including birth, marriage, divorce,
an death
11. 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: E.
12. 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: B
13. 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: B
14. Your 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: A
15. In general, which of the following are NOT normally for organ/tissue
procurement purposes?
A. liver and kidneys
B. long bones and pelvis
C. reproductive organs
D. heart valves
E. pancreas and skin: C
16. Authorization for organ/tissue procurement is considered valid if :
A. a donor designation appears on the decedent's drivers license
B. a donor card with the decedent's name is found in his/her wallet or purse
C. an emergency room physician gives permission
D. the decedent's LNOK or rep has given consent
