Activity 6.1.

2: Autopsy Report
NOTE: This is the final autopsy report.

Office of the Medical Examiner

Metropolitan Government of Anytown
Case # 77
Decedent: Anna Garcia
Age: 38
Weight: 165
Height: 64 Inches
Race: Hispanic
Sex: Female
Date and Time of Autopsy: August 15 - 11:00 am
Performed By: Dr. King

Laboratory Results:
Toxicology:
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Blood:
Elevated white blood cell count (>15,000 cells/l)
Elevated serum lactate
Blood culture positive
No antibiotics present in system

External Examination
Noticeable red lines/red streaks on the skin.
External abrasions on the head consistent with a fall.

Internal Examination
Urinary System:
Inflammation of the urinary tract, including the urethra, bladder, and ureters. Kidney
damage consistent with the beginnings of organ failure.

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Manner of Death: Natural causes

Cause of Death: Could have been both an inlarged heart and a spleen rupture
because both of the symptoms of these diseases are matched up with all of the
different symptoms and also what her autopsy report showed

Jane King
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Jane King, MD
County Medical Examiner

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