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postmortem dx of diabetes mellitus
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Definition
hepatic glycogenolysis--> increase Glucserum
HgbA1c,glycosuria, ketonuria, acetonserum |
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Term
postmortem diabetic ketoacitosis
Dx test? |
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Definition
high vitreous Gluc & ketones
postmortem glycolysis in vitreous fluid
=> decrease [Gluc]vitreous |
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| Postmortem dx of hypoglycemia |
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Definition
| Cannot reliably diagnosed--> postmortem |
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Postmortem levels of
BUN and creatinine |
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Definition
stable--> dx: renal insufficiency
Nitrogen retention & hypernatremia-->dehydration |
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Term
Postmortem
Sodium, chloride & potassium
Test? |
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Definition
[Na+]v & [Cl-]v --> stable
[K+]v-->rises linearly-->postmortem interval
[K+]v nml= 15mEq/L |
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Term
Postmortem digoxin levels
Digoxin toxicity |
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Definition
Cannot dx digoxin toxi based only on p/m digoxin levels Lipotrophic drug -->p/m -->reenters serum
Volume overload,hepatorenal failure,pregnancy,hypertension,nl infants --> endogenous digoxin like substances |
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Postmortem
[Tryptase]serum = normal
?Info |
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Definition
high negative predictive value for anaphylaxis
Stable in serum for several days
if elevated --> nonspecific in anaphylactic deaths |
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Term
Postmortem levels of
[K+]CSF & [K+]serum |
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Definition
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