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To: Smartaleck; Peach; sitetest
While I appreciate your concern for accuracy, it's not an absolute that she was OR wasn't Bulemic.

It's also not an absolute that she was or wasn't the victim of foul play but to assert it without evidence is wrong, just as asserting she was bulemic and that her arrest was due to systemic low K level is wrong.

To repeat what we know for sure is that we don't know why she arrested and we will never know her state of consciousness but we do know that absent conclusive evidence of either the State of Florida oredered her dehydrated to death.

69 posted on 06/20/2005 3:52:41 PM PDT by jwalsh07
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To: jwalsh07

We do know for sure what her potassium levels were when she was admitted to the hospital. We do know for sure, according to the Merck manual, that people with her level of potassium, are twice as likely to have cardiac arrest. Which is what the attending physicians who admitted her said she had.

3.7 potassium level make you 2x more likely to have cardiac arrest (which is not a heart attack) hers was a 2.0.

We do know for sure, based on her parents and friends testimony, that she drank 10-15 glasses of ice tea a day. That level of caffeine will severely deplete the potassium levels.


70 posted on 06/20/2005 3:56:00 PM PDT by Peach
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To: jwalsh07

"It's also not an absolute that she was or wasn't the victim of foul play but to assert it without evidence is wrong, just as asserting she was bulemic and that her arrest was due to systemic low K level is wrong."

What the cononer wrote about was based on a preponderance of evidence. Just as he wrote Bulemia wasn't likely so to does he write about the foul play aspects...not likely.

I would further note that the coroner left the case/door open pending any additional information that comes to light. Hardly someone who speaks in absolutes.


88 posted on 06/20/2005 8:39:59 PM PDT by Smartaleck
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