ABMDI - D Exam With Complete Solution

ANECEPHALIC - An infant born without a brain BEREAVEMENT - Sorrow following the death of a loved one BRAIN DEATH - 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 - Final cessation of activity in the cardiovascular system involving the heart and blood vessels CESSATION - The final stoppage of action 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. JURISDICTION - The power of authority a court or office has over individuals or trauma LNOK - The person from whom the medicolegal death investigator must secure consent before initiating any procurement activity 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. OPO (organ procurement organization) - The agency responsible for identifying potential donors, obtaining consent, and procuring organs POSTMORTEM CHANGES - Alterations ofthe body following death, including decomposition and environmental resuscitative injuries STATUTES - Laws enacted by the legislative branch of government VERIFY - Establish or confirm the accuracy of information or evidence through testimony 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 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. 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 befo