HIMT 2150 HEALTHCARE STATISTICS - CHAPTER 7 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; can
be performed on the entire body or a particular body organ
necropsy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅another name for autopsy
postmortem examination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅another name for autopsy
morgue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅normally the place in a hospital where autopsies are performed
gross autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Total autopsies on inpatient deaths for a period X
100/Total inpatient deaths for the period
net autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Total autopsies on inpatient deaths for a period X
100/Total inpatient deaths - Unautopsied coroners' or medical examiners' cases
coroner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the official (elected or appointed, physician or nonphysician) who
is responsible for determining the cause, time and manner of death in unattended, violent or
unexplained deaths
corono - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Old English word for crown; the English crown originally appointed
coroners
medical examiner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅usually an appointed official who is a physician,
commonly holding a specialty in pathology or forensic medicine
coroner/ME vs. hospital pathologist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A body released to a coroner or
medical examiner is not available for autopsy by the hospital pathologist.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
autopsy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death; can
be performed on the entire body or a particular body organ
necropsy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅another name for autopsy
postmortem examination - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅another name for autopsy
morgue - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅normally the place in a hospital where autopsies are performed
gross autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Total autopsies on inpatient deaths for a period X
100/Total inpatient deaths for the period
net autopsy rate - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Total autopsies on inpatient deaths for a period X
100/Total inpatient deaths - Unautopsied coroners' or medical examiners' cases
coroner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅the official (elected or appointed, physician or nonphysician) who
is responsible for determining the cause, time and manner of death in unattended, violent or
unexplained deaths
corono - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Old English word for crown; the English crown originally appointed
coroners
medical examiner - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅usually an appointed official who is a physician,
commonly holding a specialty in pathology or forensic medicine
coroner/ME vs. hospital pathologist - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅A body released to a coroner or
medical examiner is not available for autopsy by the hospital pathologist.
