Cause of Death
- What primary tissues show variations from normal in this case?
- Our patient had an ascending infection from the cervix and vagina. Which organisms would be most likely isolated?
- Bacteremia and death due to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is very unusual. What is the primary long-term consequence of PID?
- What is the significance of the chronically inflamed fallopian tubes?
- How and why did abscesses develop around appendix?
- Why are lymph nodes showing changes of follicular hyperplasia?
- What is the pathogenesis of the patient's pneumonia?
- Explain the abnormalities in the patient's laboratory findings.
- What is the pathogenesis of the patient's clinical ARDS/pathologic DAD, and how does it relate to the physical exam findings?
- List this patient's official cause of death
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End of Cause of Death - Autopsy 1
