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==Post-Mortem Findings==

==Post-Mortem Findings==

Post-mortem findings are non-specific for shock, and include:

Post-mortem findings are non-specific for shock, and include:

* The lungs are wet and heavy, showing congestion and oedema. A degree of atelectasis (collapse) also develops.

* The lungs are wet and heavy, showing congestion and oedema. A degree of atelectasis (collapse) also develops. The alveolar capillaries are distended with blood and the alveoli are filled with haemorrhage and oedematous fluid.  

** The alveolar capillaries are distended with blood.

* In the intestine, the blood vessels are congested and there is patchy haemorrhage of the mucosa due to localised anoxia. There is also a considerable amount of blood stained fluid within the lumen which can be mistaken for inflammation.

** The alveoli are filled with haemorrhage and oedema fluid.  

* In the intestine, the blood vessels are congested and there is patchy haemorrhage of the mucosa due to localised anoxia.

** There is also a considerable amount of blood stained fluid within the lumen which can be mistaken for inflammation.

* The kidneys cortex appears pale due to tubular necrosis, while the medulla is darkened by congestion.  

* The kidneys cortex appears pale due to tubular necrosis, while the medulla is darkened by congestion.  

* Histologically, the tubular epithelial cells die and fall into the lumen, the basement membranes rupture and irritant material escapes into the interstitium.

* Histologically, the tubular epithelial cells die and fall into the lumen, the basement membranes rupture and irritant material escapes into the interstitium.

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