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Page 2511 ' 1 What were the discharge diagnoses, Doctor? 2 A Mesothelioma, dyspnea on exertion secondary 3 to malignancy. 4 Dyspnea is shortness of breath and 5 intractable pain, secondary to malignancy. 6 Q What does that mean, intractable pain, 7 secondary to malignancy? 8 A It means pain that is essentially 9 unresponsive to treatment. 10 Q Now, under medications he was given 11 something called MS Contin? 12 A Yes. 13 Q 30 milligrams every eight hours? 14 A Yes. 15 Q Is that a typical dose of -- that is oral 16 morphine? 17 A That is oral morphine. Morphine is a 18 narcotic, very potent narcotic. And this is oral 19 morphine, and it is a goodly dose. 20 Q He was also given Amitriptyline? 21 A Yes, that is an antidepressant and