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Brittany Murphy Death - 'Preventable'

Posted Feb 4th 2010 1:00PM by TMZ Staff

Brittany Murphy's Cause of DeathSources involved in Brittany Murphy's autopsy tell TMZ her death was "preventable."

Sources say the primary causes of Murphy's death were pneumonia and severe anemia. L.A. County Coroner officials believe Brittany's condition was "treatable" but no one took her to the hospital in time.

As for the multiple drugs found in her system, we're told they were both prescription, including medicine for cramps, and over-the-counter medications, including cough syrup. Our sources say the drugs "pushed her over the line" but the underlying problems were the pneumonia and anemia.

In other words, Brittany was really sick, didn't get treatment and by self-medicating it pushed her over the line.


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1. The ultimate cause of Brittany's death was that she married a total frigging asshole.

Posted at 12:40PM on Feb 4th 2010 by Dudley Kravitz

2. so sad. she will be missed

Posted at 12:40PM on Feb 4th 2010 by d$

3. Shame on those that blamed it on Coke, etc, she just didn't go to the doc, we are all guilty of that at times.

RIP

Posted at 12:40PM on Feb 4th 2010 by dana

4. Brittany's cause of death was that she was married to a total frigging a-hole.

Posted at 1:09PM on Feb 4th 2010 by Dudley Kravitz

5. I blame her husband. He's a really creepy dude.

Posted at 12:42PM on Feb 4th 2010 by Noni

6. Self-medicating is STUPID. Pneumonia is deadly. No joke.

Posted at 12:44PM on Feb 4th 2010 by CaliGirl

7. what a waste!!

Posted at 12:45PM on Feb 4th 2010 by sharon

8. Wow, this scares me because I'm have anemia too. Eeks!! Time to start eating meat again.

Posted at 12:47PM on Feb 4th 2010 by Robyn

9. What is Anemais? some type of std or something?! Ewwwww

Posted at 12:47PM on Feb 4th 2010 by OhWell

10. Can anemia be a sign of anorexia?

Posted at 12:52PM on Feb 4th 2010 by MNgirl

11. When someone is always jacked up on some kind of med, it's hard to tell when they are really sick....because they always seem sick (high). Don't blame those around her for what she voluntarily did to herself.

Posted at 12:50PM on Feb 4th 2010 by keep it real

12. Pneumonia can be a silent killer and anemia can make you really weak. I cannot believe that her husband or her mother did not take her to a physician. It was obvious apparently that she was not feeling well. I would not just sick back and watch someone I loved very much wither and die....and that is EXACTLY what they did. They should have called 911 hours earlier. That is ashame and very sad. She was so sparkly and one of the most talented and vivacious movie stars of today. She had a natural beauty and glow like the old time movie stars of yesteryears that you do not see in alot of actresses today. She had it all......she could sing and she could act and she was absolutely beautiful. A shining star. We will definitely miss Brittany. She was just blossoming.

Posted at 12:49PM on Feb 4th 2010 by Josie

13. This is really really sad. I think we've all self medicated during while fighting a flu or cold. RIP Brittany.

Posted at 1:04PM on Feb 4th 2010 by jodidenise

14. I guess the stupid mom and husband didn't care enough about the cash cow to take of her. Stupid death.

Posted at 12:51PM on Feb 4th 2010 by Rita

15. #6-OhWell....

OHwell you IGNORANT SLUT....

Anemia is an iron deficiency that causes a lot of people to be weak and have to take supplements ....
Add other things to that, and you have a dangerous condition...
Most people are born with this, but don't realize it until they get older...
WHO DID YOU SLEEP WITH TO GET THIS BLOG!?!?!?!?!?

Posted at 12:52PM on Feb 4th 2010 by Dan Akroyd

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