TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Postmortem Toxicology A1 - Rao, Rama B. A1 - Flomenbaum, Mark A. A2 - Hoffman, Robert S. A2 - Howland, Mary Ann A2 - Lewin, Neal A. A2 - Nelson, Lewis S. A2 - Goldfrank, Lewis R. Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 10e AB - Postmortem toxicology is the study of the identification, distribution, and quantification of xenobiotics after death. This information is used to account for physiologic effects of a xenobiotic at the time of death through its quantification and possible redistribution in the body at the time of autopsy. ­Several variables may cause changes in xenobiotic concentrations during the interval between (1) the time of death and subsequent autopsy and (2) the storage interval between the time of sampling and the time of testing. Toxicologists and forensic pathologists are frequently asked to interpret postmortem xenobiotic concentrations and decide whether the reported values are meaningful and whether these xenobiotics were incidental or contributory to the cause of death. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1108427620 ER -