Toxicology

Growing up as daughter of two immigrant refugees, I learned to conserve my resources because we were not always financially stable and had to minimize household spending with methods such as attempting home remedies before going to a doctor. Like my parents, my grandmother followed the same tradition as she believed western physicians made patients sicker and therefore did not trust them. When she was suddenly admitted to the hospital for fluid leakage of the liver, the damage to her internal…

After reading Lu’s vignette, it is apparent that Lu has obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) with religious and cleaning/washing themes (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Roberts & Louie, 2015). In order to meet full diagnostic criteria for OCD, Lu must meet criteria A to D. Criteria A requires the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both. Lu does not meet criteria for having obsessions, because Lu does not regard his behaviors as being unwanted, but they are compulsive. Lu meets…

(Buckles, 2006, p. 164). During the analysis of evidence crime labs provide different kinds of analysis services such as latent fingerprint and impressions analysis, physical sciences and trace evidence analysis, biological and serology analysis, toxicology analysis, ballistics analysis and toolmark identification, and questioned document analysis (Buckles, 2006, p. 166). In the court, lab personnel or criminalists can provide professional testimony of the evidence and explain the procedures…

Stoughton Police Sgt. James Sander died early Tuesday morning while responding to a train derailment and chemical spill scene two miles north of Stoughton. The train derailment occurred late Monday night just after the intersection with County Highway DD, about 15 miles outside of Madison. Eight tankers carrying a harmful chemical tipped over and some began leaking. The cause of the derailment remains unknown. Fourteen tankers are carrying the chemical anhydrous ammonia, which is extremely…

Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born August 9th, 1963, in Newark, New Jersey. She was the youngest of 3. Her parents are John Houston and Emily "Cissy" Houston. Her mom was a Grammy-award-winning gospel singer and her godmother was Aretha Franklin and her cousins Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick were also singers, as well as her other godmother, Darlene Love so she knew singing and was born for it . At age 11 she started performing in her church’s gospel choir as a soloist and learned to play the piano.…

Christopher Wallace known as “Notorious B.I.G or even Biggie Smalls” by his many adoring fan. Biggie Smalls passed away on March 9th, 1997 after being shot multiple times. His death is still unsolved, and numerous of people do not understand how. Before he was shot he was leaving a music party event. He was riding in the passenger seat of a Chevrolet Suburban when another car pulled next to them and they had opened fire on the car. According to the autopsy report Biggie was shot a multiple of…

electric charge of the stun gun. There are several other factors that play a huge role in the fatalities. For example, Strote Jared mentioned that out of 37 autopsy reports “Cardiovascular disease was found in 54.1%. Illegal substance use was found on toxicology screening for 78.4%; within that group, 86.2% were found to have…

What is Ethanol Poisoning in Cats? Ethanol poisoning occurs in cats when they ingest a substance that is either an alcoholic beverage or something that produces ethanol inside the body after ingestion such as uncooked pizza or bread dough. If you think your cat has ingested ethanol, it is important to visit a veterinarian as soon as possible, because if treated early there is a good chance the cat will recover. Symptoms of Ethanol Poisoning in Cats Ethanol poisoning may cause depression of…

opted for non-punitive approaches i.e. drug treatment. In California the statue indicates that if there is any indication of maternal substance abuse it shall lead to an assessment of the needs of the mother and child." However, that "a positive toxicology screen at the time of the delivery of an infant is not in and of itself a sufficient basis for reporting child abuse and neglect. (C) I suppose in theory that the father or a relative could sue the mother for emotional damages. If the…

personality, criminal history, family relationships, hobbies and social conduct” (Douglas 406). Forensic information pertaining to the crime in now becoming very critical in the profiling process. This information contains the autopsy report with the toxicology/serology results. Autopsy photographs, and photographs of the cleaned wounds need to also be collected. The most crucial part of the report is the medical examiner’s findings and impressions regarding time and cause of death, type of…