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Lung autopsy

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*Make some additional sections through the '''lung parenchyma'''. Squeeze at each side to detect any pus and edema.<ref>{{cite book |author=Burton, Julian L.; Rutty, Guy N. |title=The Hospital Autopsy A Manual of Fundamental Autopsy Practice |publisher=Oxford University Press |location= |year=2010 |pages= {{{1|}}} |edition=3rd |isbn=978-0340965146 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=}}</ref>
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===Gross evaluation===
*A spongy consistency, and watery and frothy liquid being pressed from the parenchyma, indicates simple edema.<ref name=Beattie2014>[https://books.google.se/books?id=VIbRAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA62 page 62] in: {{cite book|title=Post-Mortem Methods|author=J. Martin Beattie|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=2014|isbn=9781107418004}}</ref>
*A spongy consistency and reddish (blood-stained) fluid being pressed from the parenchyma, indicates acute congestion.<ref name=Beattie2014/>
*A brownish or dark reddish color of the fluid pressed from the parenchyma indicates chronic congestion, and may not have a spongy consistency.<ref name=Beattie2014/>
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