Cause of Death
- What primary tissues show variations from normal in this case?
- Compare and contrast a contusion, laceration, and abrasion.
- What hormone would be expected to be increased in the patient's serum?
- Name two primary mechanisms by which growth hormone affects target cells?
- Why are the integumentary and musculoskeletal changes occurring in this patient?
- What is the source of the pancreatic pathology in this patient?
- Describe the relationship between acrochordon development and insulin dysregulation
- Describe the general macroscopic differences between benign and malignant neoplasms
- Describe the general microscopic differences between benign and malignant neoplasms
- What are some of the potentially fatal, long-term consequences of the patient's underlying disease?
- List this patient's official cause of death
MSU libraries: John D. Mahan and Rose Ayoob, Textbook of Nephro-Endocrinology, Chapter 15, 259-275
cdc.gov
End of Cause of Death -- Gastrointestinal
