ISLAMABAD, July 24 (TNS): A five-member medical board of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) that examined the ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Central Jail, Rawalpindi, concluded there was no acute medical problem with some issues, saying the patient was well-oriented in time and space.
The board constituted by Pims consisted of Pims Joint Executive Director Dr Ejaz Qadeer, Head of Cardiology Department Dr Muhammad Naeem Malik, Head of Nephrology Department Dr Sohail Tanveer, Head of Gastroenterology Dr Mashood Ali, and Professor of General Medicine D. Shajee Ahmed Siddiqi.
The board was constituted on request of jail authorities to examine the ousted premier for a second opinion after examination by two cardiologists of the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology found him dehydrated, suggesting hospitalisation to avoid cardiac and diabetic complications.
Keeping in mind his diabetic and dehydration because of hot and humid weather increase sweating and poor sleep. The physicians had warned that he was heading towards an acute renal failure, diabetic ketoacidosis and may have cardiac events like arrhythmias and acute coronary syndrome.
