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1 They attempted to do some repeat
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2 thoracenteses hoping that they could relieve some of
3 the pressure on his left lung. That didn't seem to
4 help much, and eventually he expired in October of
5 1993.
6 Q What is cachexia?
7 A Cachexia is a term that means wasting.
8 Cachexia of malignancy, there are certain types of
9 cancers where the people seem to waste away. They
10 would look like a prisoner of war camp victim.
11 They lose muscle mass, very noticeable, the
12 muscle between the bones in the hands and arms and
13 legs, and become very skeletal and often their eyes
14 sink in, the temporal muscle on the side of their head
15 go in-.
16 Q Is that bitemporal wasting?
17 A Yes.
18 Q From your review of the records, did Mr.
19 Grewe, was he described as being cachetic?
20 A Yes. In February of 1993 he had lost about
21 17 pounds.