It's the irregular heatbeat he was hospitalized for that is the problem. Details aren't given, but I suspect it results in blackouts, or near unconsciousness. Alcohol use just aggravates the condition.
It's the irregular heatbeat he was hospitalized for that is the problem. Details aren't given, but I suspect it results in blackouts, or near unconsciousness. Alcohol use just aggravates the condition.
Actually, hearing this, there is probably more to the story...at least if you potentially connect the dots medically.
Alcoholics (or people that drink excessively) can get an alcoholic cardiomyopathy (which may lead to arrhythmias). Perhaps the Doctor believes that his continued ingestion of alcohol will only worsen his heart problems and reported him for that.
Regardless, if the Doctor reported him for "drinking a 6-pack", he ain't going to be in business for long...and is asking to be sued. Who says the guy EVER gets behind the wheel AFTER drinking the 6-pack? What about non-compliant diabetics (or others wioth medical conditions) that may lead to physical impairment? It is ludicrous.
BTW, we in medicine always take patient admissions as to how much they drink and then use a common multiplication factor to arrive at the likely amount...that factor being double. (sort of kidding).