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Had COPD. On Diazipan. Why Did He Die?

my friends father in law died last night he was old 90 had copd was confused and refusing to eat. they gave him a tablet they bought in Thailand over the counter a type of diazipan to calm him a day before and they are worried because the dr refused to sign the death certificate. can they get in trouble for this it was to help them sleep
Mon, 17 Jun 2013
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Hello,
A case of COPD may not able to sleep in a lying down position, and even in a sitting posture it is difficult to sleep because of Broncho spasm producing respiratory distress. During the respiratory distress mild sedation can be given. He was confused and refusing to eat, but at the same time he didn't have respiratory distress. The cause death can't be predicted at this age. It can due to any cause which need have produced any symptoms at that time or he might not have been in a position to express his complaints.
Definitely one tab of Diazepam is not the cause. The Dr may not sign as he has not seen the patient. The cause death can be written as OLD AGE – the old patients can die due to not explainable reason.
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Had COPD. On Diazipan. Why Did He Die?

Hello, A case of COPD may not able to sleep in a lying down position, and even in a sitting posture it is difficult to sleep because of Broncho spasm producing respiratory distress. During the respiratory distress mild sedation can be given. He was confused and refusing to eat, but at the same time he didn t have respiratory distress. The cause death can t be predicted at this age. It can due to any cause which need have produced any symptoms at that time or he might not have been in a position to express his complaints. Definitely one tab of Diazepam is not the cause. The Dr may not sign as he has not seen the patient. The cause death can be written as OLD AGE – the old patients can die due to not explainable reason. Best wishes