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Durban – An Umhlanga doctor was found not guilty by the Health Professions Council on Wednesday for misdiagnosing a patient who died of a suspected heart attack the day after she discharged him in 2008. <\/p>\n
\u201cThank you. Thank you,\u201d an elated Sujatha Hariparsad, of Umhlanga Hospital told her attorney, Altus Janse van Rensburg, after the ruling. <\/p>\n
She was also cleared on charges of failing to take a complete history of the patient, failure to admit him for further observation and failure to keep adequate clinical notes. <\/p>\n
She appeared before the committee after Pamela Parmanand lodged a complaint following the death of her husband, Ravine. <\/p>\n
But Hariparsad is not off the hook yet as Pamela intends suing the doctor, the inquiry heard. <\/p>\n
Earlier, Dr Andrew Geard, also of Umhlanga Hospital, who testified as a medical expert, told the committee that Hariparsad had done everything she could for Parmanand. <\/p>\n
\u201cShe did the electrocardiogram (ECG) test which was normal. She did blood tests, she did everything to exclude myocardial pain. <\/p>\n
\u201cThere was nothing to suggest the patient must be admitted. I express my condolences (to Parmanand\u2019s family) but Hariparsad was not negligent.\u201d <\/p>\n
Under cross-examination by advocate Meshack Mapholisa, Geard agreed Hariparsad should have checked Parmanand\u2019s chest for \u201ctenderness\u201d. <\/p>\n
Mapholisa labelled Geard as a \u201cbiased\u201d witness who had an interest in the case because he was Hariparsad\u2019s employer. <\/p>\n
Geard said Hariparsad had not signed a contract and denied being her employer, saying she worked as a locum doctor. <\/p>\n
Van Rensburg called on the committee to make a decision based on evidence. <\/p>\n
Before ruling in favour of Hariparsad, committee chairman Albert van der Bilt said that Parmanand was in a stable condition when he left the hospital and the cause of his death had not been proved. <\/p>\n
Hariparsad told reporters after the hearing: \u201cI sympathise with the Parmanand family. I am glad it is over.\u201d <\/p>\n
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