Heather Brenan

Heather Brenan: Dr. Paul Dowhanik told an inquest he had no reason to suspect Heather Brenan had a blood clot which an autopsy later showed killed her. Brenan showed no tell-tale signs such as swollen or red limbs, according to Metro News. The inquest is examining the treatment Brenan received at Winnipeg Seven Oaks Hospital at the end of a three-day stay in January 2012. Brenan was 68 and had health problems that included hypertension, diabetes and poor kidney function. She was described as morbidly obese with a body mass index of 49. A normal index is between 19 and 25 and An emergency room doctor testified Wednesday that he was startled when a woman he sent home was rushed back to the hospital within hours and died. Her presentation was not of those symptoms, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.