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1 Q You mentioned Lanoxin which is a heart
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2 medication.
3 Was there anything wrong with Mr.
4 Vandergucht's heart at that point?
5 A I don't know. That must have been described
6 either by Dr. -- I would think Dr. Foard, and if it
7 was, it was not, to my knowledge, described earlier in
8 his treatment. It must have come sometime later.
9 Q Could that have been a result of the fluid
10 buildup that was putting pressure on --
11 A I would defer to Dr. Foard for that.
12 Q Doctor, you referred to something called a
13 paracentesis. If you could step over to the jury.
14
That is when you drained the fluid; is that
;
15 correct?
16 A That is correct.
17 Q You actually did that to Mr. Vandergucht on
18 about six occasions?
19 A That is true.
20 Q Can you show me on my body where you would
21 do that and describe the type of instrument you would