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Autospy?? Cause of death?
I really need help figuring the cause of death:
A person's autopsy shows that their lungs were full of fluid, the arteries of the person were clogged, and the extremities are pale in color. What could be the cause of death and why?
5 Answers
- koyfishie1Lv 41 decade ago
Drowning and hypothermia.
So the person drowned in freezing water.
Why? Liquid in the lungs, my first thought is drowning.
Clogged arteries and pale extremities, cold. The blood slows down when the body is cold and the blood rushes from the extremities to the core in order to keep the heart alive.
What is this for by the way?
- medcenmanLv 51 decade ago
fluid in lungs mean that the left side of your heart has failed. the fluid backs up and goes to lung. If you find edema in feet and legs that means the right side of heart has failed and fluid accumulates in legs. clogged artery puts lots of pressure on left side of the heart which means it has to work harder but when it fails the fluid is backed up in lungs. Pale extremities are caused by not enough blood getting there due to clogged arteries. My diagnosis would be left ventricular myocardial infarction. meaning the person got a really big heart attack due to left heart failure. (no one says left side of heart. they always call it left heart failure).
- 1 decade ago
lungs full of fluid - flash pulmonary edema?
Clogged arteries - Atherosclerosis. Possible CAD?
Extremities are pale because.. well, they're dead.
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