Autopsy_Chicago

Well of course it's the dildo but that was a pathology resident and an ER extraction. Beyond that, I'd say mold. Like you'd find on cheese in the back of the fridge. Inside the chest. An undiagnosed fungal abscess. Just white puffs of mold in a soup of pus near the lungs.

No. But we just had a case with a massive recent MI. The finding was a subtle color changes over a broad area of heart muscle. And it jumped out dramatically in the photo. Digital is not the same as the naked eye. Sometimes I'm arm deep in the case and will forget to remove the patient label if we photograph and also video. Then I have to crop it out if I see it in the video. It never goes out on any of our platforms or live stream.
Livestreaming is different and we put a lot of stop-gaps in for patient confidentiality. Video is a go pro on my forehead and I know I can crop out later.

These are case from our practice at Autopsy Center of Chicago. Families come to us to request and autopsy for their own reasons (closure, inheritance etc.). During our consent process, we offer a variety of educational options and many families want to teach other people. So they'll consent. We don't push. After, it's like any case. The family has plans -- burial, cremation, etc. We leave the body back in the hands of the funeral home, etc. And the family's wishes go from there.

Yes. Many. Sometimes someone will walk into the room so we want to hear what they have to say, but let them do it away from 1000's of viewers. Or if we need to take photo or talk about the case and mention names or confidential stuff. And then, there's parts of the body that we need to access that might be near a tatoo or the face. We cover them up but if it's technically difficult we'll stop so we don't expose the confidentiality. Also, if I need to focus more and multitask less, I'll stop. Or if I have a student that isn't quite as ready as I thought and doesn't get the broadcast idea. On the other end, we we just started I accidentally left the live stream going in front of 1000's but didn't know it. After the case. Much to the enjoyment of the group. Until someone called in. I'm told I remained very professional. We were just cleaning up.

Yes. MD. Board certified pathologist. Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. BA Harvard. MD Univ. of Chicago.