My uncle recently died after being sent home from the hospital with chest pain. The autopsy report lists cause of death as "acute poly pharmacy" but doesn't have a toxicology report included. My aunt and I are trying to figure out if that means OD or Drug Interaction? Is that commonly listed as a cause of death rather than like "respiratory failure as a result of acute polypharmacy" or whatever? Last questions I swear. Is it normal for there to be a toxicology related cause of death but no toxicology report?
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My uncle recently died after being sent home from the hospital with chest pain. The autopsy report lists cause of death as "acute poly pharmacy" but doesn't have a toxicology report included. My aunt and I are trying to figure out if that means OD or Drug Interaction? Is that commonly listed as a cause of death rather than like "respiratory failure as a result of acute polypharmacy" or whatever? Last questions I swear. Is it normal for there to be a toxicology related cause of death but no toxicology report?
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