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I IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

2 OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO

3 CAROLYN M. KRENCIGLOVA, etc.,

4 Plaintiff,

5 VS. Case No.

6 FAIRVIEW GENERAL HOSPITAL, 160982

7 et al.,

8 Defendants.

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10 Continuation of the deposition of

11 HARVEY DWORKEN, M.D., a witness herein, called

12 by the Defendants for examination under the

13 statute, taken before me, Maureen T. McGuire, a

14 Registered Professional Reporter and Notary

15 Public in and for the State of Ohio, pursuant

16 to notice and stipulations of counsel, at

17 University Hospitals of Cleveland, Harvey

18 House, Cleveland, Ohio, on Thursday, August 9,

19 1990, at 3:30 o'clock p.m.

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21 VOLUME II

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I APPEARANCES:
2 On behalf of the Plaintiff:
3 Weisman, Goldberg, Weisman & Kaufman
4 Co., L.P.A., by
5 PAUL M. KAUFMAN, ESQ.
6 1600 Midland Building
7 Cleveland, Ohio 44114
8 781-1111
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10 On behalf of the Defendants Fairview
11 General Hospital, P. Abounader, M.D.,
12 Robert Washnitzer, M.D., and J. Loutit,
13 M.D.-
14 Arter & Hadden, by
15 MICHAEL C. ZELLERS, ESQ.
16 1100 Huntington Building
17 Cleveland, Ohio 44115
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1 On behalf of the Defendants Lawrence E.

2 Turton, D.O., Prasanta K. Raj, M.D., and

3 Acute Care Specialists, Inc:

4 Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur

5 Co., L-P.A., by

6 PHILIP J. BOURNE, ESQ.

7 North Coast Building

8 1001 Lakeside, Suite 1600

9 Cleveland, Ohio 44114

10 736-8600

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12 On behalf of the Defendants Antonios Paras,

13 M.D., Michael Springer, M.D., and L.

14 Dasari, M.D.:

15 Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., by

16 LESLIE SPISAK, ESQ.

17 MARGARET GARDNER, ESQ.

18 The 113 St. Clair Building

19 Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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1 EXAMINATION OF HARVEY DWORKEN, M.D.


2 BY-MR.  SPISAK:


3 Q- Doctor, a couple preliminary


4 points. You mentioned in response to Kathryn


5 Boselli's questions the other day that among


6 other things you reviewed a statement of


7 sequential events that had been provided to you


8 by Mr. Kaufman --


9 A. Yes.


10 Q- -- or Mr. Kaufman's office. Do you


11 happen to have that with you today?


12 A. No.


13 MR. SPISAK: Paul, I am going to


14 ask you for a copy of that.


15 MR- BOURNE: As will I.


16 MR. ZELLERS: Send it to us, too.


17 MR. SPISAK: You will provide that,


I 8 Paul?


19 MR. KAUFMAN: Go on ahead and maybe


20 I can locate it.


21 MR. BOURNE: You have no objection


22 to providing it, do you, Paul?


23 MR. KAUFMAN: Maybe I will.


24 MR. SPISAK: On the record you have


25 been asked for it, and we will see what happens








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1 with that.

2 Q- Doctor, you mentioned in part of

3 your earlier testimony that among other things

4 it's your judgment that a rectal exam of the

5 stool specimen should have been done --

6 A. Rectal exam of the patient.

7 Q- I'm sorry, rectal exam of the

s patient should have been done once the EKG was

9 stable, is that a fair statement of what you

10 said?

11 A. Yes.

12 Q- At what point in time would you put

13 that?

14 A. Well, I felt actually it could have

15 been done in the emergency room once they

16 determined there was no active evidence of

17 acute heart disease.

18 Q- All right, and when you say once it

19 was determined there was no active evidence of

20 acute heart disease, you are basing that on the

21 EKG that was done?

22 A. The EKG and the blood tests.

23 Q- That were done in the ER?

2 4 A. Yes.

25 Q- Okay. Now, the rectal exam that



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