Practical Pathology: A Manual of Autopsy and Laboratory Technique for Students and Physicians

Aldred Scott Warthin

George Wahr, 1921 - Autopsy - 321 pages

Contents

• THE SOURCES OF PATHOLOGIC MATERIAL AND THE METHODS OF OBTAINING IT FOR EXAMINATION CHAPTER PAGE Introduction: 1
• General Considerations: 3
• The Order of the Autopsy: 24
• The Protocol: 33
• The External Examination: 41
• The Examination of the Spinal Cord: 53
• The Examination of the Head: 63
• The main incision completed after Nauwerck: 97
• Thorax and Abdomen: 98
• Method of disarticulating sternoclavicular articulation after Nauwerck: 101
• The Examination of the Thorax: 106
• Section of left ventricle and auricle after Nauwerck: 108
• Removal of heart after Nauwerck: 112
• Section of right auricle and ventricle Nauwerck method: 114
• Incision for opening of aortic ring after Nauwerck: 115
• Section of left lung after Nauwerck: 118
• Section of right lung after Nauwerck: 119
• The Examination of the Mouth and Neck: 131
• Removal of neck organs after Nauwerck: 132
• The Examination of the Abdomen: 140
• The Examination of the Pelvic Organs: 160
• Section of male pelvic organs after Nauwerck: 162
• Section of female pelvic organs after Nauwerck: 164
• Special Regional Examination: 173
• The Autopsy of the Newborn: 177
• Method of opening abdomen of newborn after Nauwerck: 178
• Section of pulmonary artery in newborn after Nauwerck: 179
• Method of demonstrating Béclard center after Nauwerck: 180
• The Medicolegal Autopsy: 187
• The Restoration of the Body: 193
• Other Sources of Pathologic Material: 196
• PART II: 199
• The Laboratory Outfit: 201
• A satisfactory microscope for the working laboratory: 202
• A good practical microtome: 206
• The Examination of Fresh Material: 208
• Cathcart freezing microtome: 212
• Carbonicacid freezing microtome Becker model: 213
• Bardeen freezing microtome: 214
• Knife for Bardeen freezing microtome: 215
• The Preservation of Macroscopic Preparations: 222
• The Fixation and Hardening of Tissues: 225
• Decalcification: 232
• Imbedding: 234
• Sectioncutting: 238
• The Preparation of Mounted Sections: 243
• Staining and Staining Methods Nuclear and Pro toplasmic Stains: 253
• Special Staining Methods for the Demonstration of Pathologic Conditions in Cells or Tissues: 262
• The Staining of Pathogenic Microorganisms in Tis sues: 277
• The Staining of Special Organs and Tissues: 288
• Microscopic Examinations for Medicolegal Purposes: 306
• The Study of Mounted Preparations: 309

Bibliographic information

• Title: Practical Pathology: A Manual of Autopsy and Laboratory Technique for Students and Physicians
• Author: Aldred Scott Warthin
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: George Wahr, 1921
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Jul 17, 2008
• Length: 321 pages