EPISODE · Jan 6, 2023 · 2 MIN

Algor Mortis

from Mortuary Mnemonics · host Damon de la Cruz

Postmortem chemical and physical changes can be so difficult to remember. Today’s mnemonic incorporates a Al Gore known for his role in the elucidation of Climate change through speeches and the popular movie released in 2006 An Inconvenient Truth. The postmortem physical change we need to know is Algor mortis, AL- GOR mortis. Its the body’s acclimation to ambient temperature. It’s a change in temperature. Al Gore’s global warming campaign was about a change in temperature! What a fun mnemonic, AL Gore and Algor two very different things that deal with temperature!,

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