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A court has cleared a family doctor of responsibility for the death of a female patient. The 56-year old married woman fell ill after having been to the beach on a Sunday in August three years ago. The following day she visited the family doctor, who attributDoctor cleared of responsibility for patient's death
A court has cleared a family doctor of responsibility for the death of a female patient. The 56-year old married woman fell ill after having been to the beach on a Sunday in August three years ago. The following day she visited the family doctor, who attributed her complaints and localized symptoms to muscle pain and administered ordinary painkillers. He had reached that diagnosis since he knew that the woman suffered from osteoporosis, lived on the top floor of a block of flats with no lift, did all the shopping and cleaning and had arthritis in her spine, the court was told. Yet, the following day, the symptoms worsened, prompting the patient to call the doctor once again, complaining of general weakness. The doctor visited the patient, carried out a general clinical examination and checking her blood pressure, pulse and heart beat. He prescribed a lower dose of her blood pressure pills, since this was low whilst her heart beat was high. By Wednesday, the patient was running a fever and another medical check showed that her blood pressure was low, while her heart beat was high. Knowing that his patient took medication to control her anxiety and in the absence of other... Read more