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Autopsy Writing Made Easy!

           Autopsy writing is compulsory question in university exam. It is relatively easy if you have read pathology properly but it is time consuming. we have to recollect all characteristic points of different condition and write in specific format. Here are the characteristic points for frequently asked conditions so revising it become easy and time saving. I hope this helps!!! Basic Common Theme:   Name, age, sex, admitted on, died on   Brief clinical history   Summary of lab investigation   Clinical diagnosis   Autopsy findings   External appearance   Weight of organs Normal weight           •    Lungs 450gm(left) 550gm (right)           •    Spleen 150-200gm           •    Liver 1200gm           •  ...

Indications for Bone Marrow biopsy

Common indications for aspiration and trephine biopsy: Anaemias,  suspected leukaemias,  Neutropenia Thrombocytopenia,  Polycythaemia,  lymphomas,  carcinomatosis,  diseases,  granulomatous conditions, parasites, fungi, and  unexplained enlargements of liver,spleen or lymph nodes.  Additional indications for Trephine biopsy: Myelosclerosis,  Aplastic anaemia and  in cases with ‘dry tap’ on aspiration

Pathology paper January 2015 Gujarat University