Murray Trial Day 21, October 31st - Discussion

Dr White

Walgren

other quotes from White's books/articles

«*because of the profound risk of cardio respiratory depression, propofol should always be administered by anesthesiolgists, not by gastroenterologists, etc (other doctors) …*»
Dr White :the book was published in 1996, things have evolved.
Would agree that propofol has profound a risk of cardio respiratory depression, but can be administered by trained doctors other than anesthesiologists, in a proper setting.

Guidelines for sedation, for non anesthesiologists :
«*even if moderate sedention is intended , the same standard of care should be applied as for deep sedation*»

«*because it's not always possible to predict how a patient will react, the care giver needs to prepare to rescue a patient from deep sedation*»

Dr White agrees that for moderate sedation (when an infusion is used), the patient should receive the same care as for deep sedation.
For mild sedation, you should be prepared in the event that the patient goes into moderate sedation, not deep sedation.

Wouldn't administer propofol in a home, but thinks that these guidelines should be followed with an infusion. Doesn't know if a second person is necessary, assuming the doctor is monitoring the patient, while the propofol is being administered.

What about adminitering benzos + propofol bolus ? in an ideal situation, it would be great to follow the guidelines.

Showing Onnelis model with 25mg propofol over 3 to 5 mn, 25mg fast injection , blood concentration and free propofol in urine levels. Her model is based on a 1998 article.
Dr White has not read the article in detail. Dr White had a conversation with G Onelis at the Flanagans house, a few hours at the end of last week. The models Dr White testified to, were not done by him, he is not an expert in models.

On the model, CM infused 25mg at 10 40, MJ self injection is 11 40. Before the self injection, blood level were near 0.

Showing a zoom of the same graph, zooming on the self injection: :
Dr White believes that self injection occurred later than 11 40.
dr white thinks the scenario is the most likely : consistent with Cms interview, not recvoring the tubing, matches the concentration of free propofol in the urine, matches blood concentration.

Showing another zoom of the same graph, over 10 mn , showing only blood concentration : the circulation stops almost immediately . Dr White says it could have been arrythmia, the cause is unclear.

Walgren brings up the autopsy report : MJ had no heart problem, Dr White says that doesn't preclude an arrythmia.
CM said his heart rate was 122. Dr White said it's unclear what 122 was, it could have been the saturation. Walgren reads the the police interview, CM also reported that he felt a thready pulse. Dr White says that CM might have felt his own pulse, he was under stress. He might not have felt a perfusing pulse. Walgren : «*This fits with you new theory that MJ died instantly*»

Dr White doesn't see any evidence of respiratory arrest, or cardiac arrest, or both combined.

Back to march 8th letter : first cause of death Dr White thought of, is respiratory depression, Dr White corrects «*cardio pulmonary depression*», among other things. Walgren mentions the oral consumption is one of the other things

Showing models of lorazeapm (multiple 4 mg injection, 2 X 2 mg IV +16mg oral) .
The graph shows 0.0013 mg in the stomach, Dr White doesn't know where this number comes from, but it is smaller than the 0.006mg .
The fact that there is free lorazepam in the stomach suggests oral ingestion.
Residual lorazepam is an asumption of 10mg for the past 5 nights.
Shows on the graph where CM would have injected 25mg of propofol, and where MJ would have self injected. When MJ self injected, the lorazepam was a little lower.

Back to Onnelis model with 25mg propofol over 3 to 5 mn, 25mg fast injection , blood concentration and free propofol in urine levels :
Why does it no show the effect site ? Because she was only asked about the free propofol in the urine.

Graph by Dr Shafer ; added effect site concentration to Onnelis'graph : the levels at effect site are the same in both Cms Injection, or the supposed MJ's self injection. Dr White says these numbers are meaningless , because of variability. Dr White would be more interested in the heart concentration.

Afternoon break
 
Honestly, White did quite good for the defense. He stick to his theory and gave explanation to his theory- cardiac arrest.
I just hope Walgren can find something to quack his theory.
Walgren mentioned Murray saw pulse and felt pulse and Dr. White actually gave reasonable explanation.
Maybe he should asked how MJ died suddenly with needle in his hand?
or how his theory contradict to Murray's testimony. I think Walgren did mention something.
However, it's not strong enough so far. He is tough on Dr. White but so far White can still explain his theory.
If the jury believe there's a doubt then Murray will walk free.
 
courts back. u keep saying the urine samples are what maters to u correct? yes
 
Justice Has Been Served « Please sit back and relax.

The defense has concluded its presentation of the facts in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray for the homicide of Michael Jackson. The jurors will soon be instructed to apply the elements of the crime of involuntary manslaughter to the facts in this case.

A number of variables remain, for example:

Will the jury instructions accurately reflect the California criminal code and interpretive case law?

Will the jurors adopt the defense team’s narrowing of issues to whether or not Michael Jackson self-administered the anesthetic propofol?

Will one or more of the fact finders aim to be the lone juror to deny a conviction with the hopes of getting paid TV interviews or lucrative book deals?

When a verdict is rendered, I will have watched this trial from start to finish. I have done so with an open mind.

The last time I called myself a fan of Michael Jackson was 1984, when I was in 4th grade. Between then and last month, I only peripherally observed Jackson while I was in line at the grocery store, in the same disengaged way I follow any other popular figure. I never even paid enough attention to form an opinion.

But I have an opinion now. Here are the conclusions about Michael Jackson that I have drawn as a result of this case:

He surrounded himself with good people. With one prominent exception, the members of Michael Jackson’s professional and domestic staff who took part in this trial were genuine people who had a veritable commitment to Jackson’s personal well-being and professional success. Jackson’s fans include some extraordinarily faithful, compassionate, and intelligent individuals. “Intelligent” is an adjective I use with due caution and circumspection.

He was a family man. Michael Jackson wanted his children to see him perform at his best. It was this motivation that drove the 50-year-old man to perform on the night before his death with the fitness and skill of a 25-year-old pop star.

He had a kind heart. In his most uninhibited and vulnerable state of sedation, Michael Jackson described his deep-rooted desire to help children in need by establishing the Michael Jackson Children’s Hospital.


He was vulnerable.

Michael Jackson lamented that he did not have a typical, carefree childhood.

Jackson’s desire to help children feel the joy of youth that he missed out on made him exceptionally susceptible to misconstruals of his intentions. He protected himself with complex privacy and security measures.

Michael Jackson had severe and inadequately treated anxiety and insomnia, which led him to create for himself a rudimentary treatment plan that incorporated the use of a powerful anesthetic that mimicked the effects of sleep.

He was exploited. Dr. Conrad Murray took advantage of Michael Jackson’s vulnerabilities. In exchange for the opportunity to introduce himself to women as Michael Jackson’s personal physician, and a fee of $150,000 per month, Murray threw caution to the wind and implemented Jackson’s self-designed treatment plan. Jackson died as a result.

While analyzing this trial, I have spoken with and debated a number of individuals, including some of the most visible reporters and high-profile attorneys working in criminal law. No one has summarized this case more simply and clearly than my mom – the only person I know who is more disengaged from pop culture than I:

It is not fair to blame Michael Jackson for his own death.

Do I believe a conviction is warranted based on the facts presented? Yes. What are the odds of a guilty verdict? I say 70 percent. No matter what the trial’s ultimate outcome may be, this case has helped me and others learn more about Michael Jackson, his strengths, and challenges, and I now hold an opinion of his life and legacy based on facts sworn to be the truth. In that regard, justice has been served.
 
Walgren mentioned Murray saw pulse and felt pulse and Dr. White actually gave reasonable explanation.
so the pulse oxy was wrong aswell?
 
Even when White is agreeing with Walgren he's incapable/unwilling to give a simple yes/no answer, preferring to ramble first. So infuriating!
 
Actually, he didn't make that up, that does happen, that doctors feel their own pulse. One, or maybe both, doctors from UCLA testified about that too and that's why they don't just rely on someone feeling the pulse but also check the monitors, etc.

But, of course, Murray didn't have any monitors.

agree doc do feel there own pulses sometimes
 
Honestly, White did quite good for the defense. He stick to his theory and gave explanation to his theory- cardiac arrest.
I just hope Walgren can find something to quack his theory.
Walgren mentioned Murray saw pulse and felt pulse and Dr. White actually gave reasonable explanation.
Maybe he should asked how MJ died suddenly with needle in his hand?
or how his theory contradict to Murray's testimony. I think Walgren did mention something.
However, it's not strong enough so far. He is tough on Dr. White but so far White can still explain his theory.
If the jury believe there's a doubt then Murray will walk free.

The question is how did he feel his own pulse on an oximeter if it was put on Michael's finger? It isn't like Murray was holding the device himself in his hand. Murray also said that Michael still had color and he was warm, so it happened recently. If Murray called for help when he was suppose to, there wouldn't be all this uncertainty.
 
joneskaycnn Kay Jones
Latoya to CNN about her mom: it's very hard on her (Katherine), very rough. #ConradMurray
2 hours ago

issueswithjvm Jane Velez-Mitchell
Latoya Jackson stops on her way into the #MurrayTrial and tells Jane it's all a conspiracy. What do you believe? Tonight on Issues at 7p
6 hours ago
 
The question is how did he feel his own pulse on an oximeter if it was put on Michael's finger? It isn't like Murray was holding the device himself in his hand. Murray also said that Michael still had color and he was warm, so it happened recently. If Murray called for help when he was suppose to, there wouldn't be all this uncertainty.

I agreed. The thing is White can still give reasonable answer and Walgren didn't destroy his theory enough. The way White answering questions are really sneaky.
 
white good for the defense?? LOL no way good for us, he is making a fool of himself!

So far Walgren still can't destroy White's theory. Although lots of things he said sounds really unbelievable to us. However, the thing is White still hold on his theory and Walgren still need to work harder to crack him. One single doubt from the jury will make Murray walk free.
 
walgren ask if u were involved in creating the graph for the urine as you are so intrested in them?. white says hes refer questions about the comp code to to the other dr. did u do your own research to make sure the docs were accurate b4 u came to testify? white gives along pointless answer. question gets asked again. and another answer is stricken.. asks again. i looked at articles but didnt research. asked them to do a conservative estimate

walgren brings up an article. do u recognise it? the dr used it for her modeling. yes i do published in 88. i cant keep up with this bit seems walgren is attacking the figures the dr came up with.whites saying its varible. lesss than 0.3 excreated. but the model says different. the article used to form the opinion. it would be less than 0.3. so it could be 0 says walgren. white says it could be 1%. walgrens says based on this paper its less than 0.3%? onjections substained.

this is getting abit boring walgren needs to bring it back up. it aint gonna very far at the mo
 
So far Walgren still can't destroy White's theory. Although lots of things he said sounds really unbelievable to us. However, the thing is White still hold on his theory and Walgren still need to work harder to crack him. One single doubt from the jury will make Murray walk free.

He doesn't have to make White crack. What he's doing is showing that White is being bias and is self-serving to the defense. Kind of like the addict expert.
 
He said something along the lines of "he may have read the numbers wrong..."

Yeah, just like it was a simply an oversight that Murray didn't tell the MTs and the ER doctors about propofol. Really, how can you get 144 mix with 0?
 
He doesn't have to make White crack. What he's doing is showing that White is being bias and is self-serving to the defense. Kind of like the addict expert.

True. If that's the only purpose Walgren wanted to achieve. I just hope Walgren can really slam White's theory so the jury won't have a doubt.
 
I've always wondered why murray didn't check Michael's carotid artery for a pulse...seems easier to check than a femoral artery
 
How does White know that the urine was collected at 7am? Is that confirm by evident?
 
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