ABMDI CERTIFICATION TEST EXAM
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
//BRAND NEW!!
You are called to the autopsy room where the
assistant medical examiner has just identified a
gunshot wound on a charred body recovered from a
residential house fire. You should
A. contact the District Attorney after the toxicology
report is complete.
B. immediately notify law enforcement.
C. refer the case to the prosecutor.
D. call the fire department for details of the scene.
E. interrogate the family regarding the decedent's
will. - ....ANSWER...immediately notify law
enforcement.
,A 20-year-old college student has a history of an
acute febrile illness with headache leading to
sudden death. A skin rash is noted. Although no
cause of death can be ruled out, the most likely
explanation for this death would be
A. lyme disease.
B. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
C. meningococcal meningitis.
D. overdose of a narcotic substance.
E. ruptured berry aneurysm. -
....ANSWER...meningococcal meningitis.
A terminally ill patient with AIDS is the victim of a
gunshot wound during a domestic argument. The
investigator should
A. advise the Department of Public Health of the
AIDS diagnosis.
B. maintain external confidentiality regarding the
preexisting AIDS diagnosis.
C. advise the pathologist of the preexisting history.
D. make autopsy personnel aware of the preexisting
history.
E. All of the above - ....ANSWER...All of the above
,The advantage of giving families a single point of
contact within your office is
A. the families will know whom to call to get their
questions answered.
B. the point of contact will get to know the families
and establish rapport with them, allowing better
support and service.
C. the single point of contact will allow everyone
else to continue their work on the case and not get
sidetracked.
D. the single point of contact should have access to
and know where to get all the information available.
E. All of the above - ....ANSWER...All of the above
A gunshot victim is found lying on his back with his
left arm bent at the elbow and pointing up in the air
without support. Dried blood trails from the nose to
the left ear. You determine
A. the victim was left-handed.
B. the body of the victim was in a different position,
probably on his left side, for some time before being
rolled onto his back.
C. the body of the victim was in a different position,
probably on his right side, for some time before
being rolled onto his back.
, D. the victim is trying to leave a message that his
attacker was left-handed.
E. the victim died where he lay, but some object,
which has since been removed, had been propping
up his left arm. - ....ANSWER...the body of the victim
was in a different position, probably on his left side,
for some time before being rolled onto his back.
Radiopaque fragments from a bombing victim
A. should only be recovered under the direct
supervision of the ATF.
B. should be placed in a lead container and turned
over to FEMA for analysis
C. should be identified by full body X-ray and then
removed, photographed, and placed in a labeled
evidence container which is catalogued in a chain of
custody document.
D. are ideally found using CT scans or MRI scans.
E. are rarely of evidentiary value. -
....ANSWER...should be identified by full body X-ray
and then removed, photographed, and placed in a
labeled evidence container which is catalogued in a
chain of custody document.
2024 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED A+
//BRAND NEW!!
You are called to the autopsy room where the
assistant medical examiner has just identified a
gunshot wound on a charred body recovered from a
residential house fire. You should
A. contact the District Attorney after the toxicology
report is complete.
B. immediately notify law enforcement.
C. refer the case to the prosecutor.
D. call the fire department for details of the scene.
E. interrogate the family regarding the decedent's
will. - ....ANSWER...immediately notify law
enforcement.
,A 20-year-old college student has a history of an
acute febrile illness with headache leading to
sudden death. A skin rash is noted. Although no
cause of death can be ruled out, the most likely
explanation for this death would be
A. lyme disease.
B. hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
C. meningococcal meningitis.
D. overdose of a narcotic substance.
E. ruptured berry aneurysm. -
....ANSWER...meningococcal meningitis.
A terminally ill patient with AIDS is the victim of a
gunshot wound during a domestic argument. The
investigator should
A. advise the Department of Public Health of the
AIDS diagnosis.
B. maintain external confidentiality regarding the
preexisting AIDS diagnosis.
C. advise the pathologist of the preexisting history.
D. make autopsy personnel aware of the preexisting
history.
E. All of the above - ....ANSWER...All of the above
,The advantage of giving families a single point of
contact within your office is
A. the families will know whom to call to get their
questions answered.
B. the point of contact will get to know the families
and establish rapport with them, allowing better
support and service.
C. the single point of contact will allow everyone
else to continue their work on the case and not get
sidetracked.
D. the single point of contact should have access to
and know where to get all the information available.
E. All of the above - ....ANSWER...All of the above
A gunshot victim is found lying on his back with his
left arm bent at the elbow and pointing up in the air
without support. Dried blood trails from the nose to
the left ear. You determine
A. the victim was left-handed.
B. the body of the victim was in a different position,
probably on his left side, for some time before being
rolled onto his back.
C. the body of the victim was in a different position,
probably on his right side, for some time before
being rolled onto his back.
, D. the victim is trying to leave a message that his
attacker was left-handed.
E. the victim died where he lay, but some object,
which has since been removed, had been propping
up his left arm. - ....ANSWER...the body of the victim
was in a different position, probably on his left side,
for some time before being rolled onto his back.
Radiopaque fragments from a bombing victim
A. should only be recovered under the direct
supervision of the ATF.
B. should be placed in a lead container and turned
over to FEMA for analysis
C. should be identified by full body X-ray and then
removed, photographed, and placed in a labeled
evidence container which is catalogued in a chain of
custody document.
D. are ideally found using CT scans or MRI scans.
E. are rarely of evidentiary value. -
....ANSWER...should be identified by full body X-ray
and then removed, photographed, and placed in a
labeled evidence container which is catalogued in a
chain of custody document.
