I am a rookie forensic pathologist blooging my way through the first year on the cutting room floor. It's graphic in here-- there's blood and worse. Look away or read on: it's up to you.

Sunday, August 20, 2006

Random case

Sudden death in a locked-down schizophrenic. Did a lit search and found an association between antipsychotic medication and sudden death with a possible mechanism: QT prolongation resulting in torsades de pointes...