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Judi Lynn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 03:05 AM
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Doctors declare Bush in excellent health
Edited on Sun Aug-03-03 03:44 AM by JudiLyn
Aug. 2, 2003, 8:48PM

Doctors declare Bush in excellent health
Skin abnormalities treated during exam
Associated Press
BETHESDA, Md. -- President Bush's doctors pronounced him in excellent health after his annual physical examination Saturday and said a calf strain that had slowed his running regimen has healed.

He had several small skin growths treated as a preventive measure, the doctors said after examining Bush for about 3 1/2 hours at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.

Bush chose to have an unspecified number of previously identified nasal telangiectasias cauterized, spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters on Air Force One as Bush flew to his Texas ranch for a monthlong stay.

Telangiectasias are common in people with sun damage and appear as vessels on the surface of the skin. Bush had them around his nose.

Bush, 57, also had four small lesions removed from his cheeks and arm with liquid nitrogen. The potentially cancer-causing skin lesions, a common condition known as actinic keratoses, are caused by exposure to the sun.

The summary of the physical declared Bush "in excellent health and fit for duty."

"All data suggests that he will remain so for the duration of his presidency," it said. (snip/...)

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2024924




Whooooopee!




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CMT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 03:08 AM
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1. except mentally
his IQ has not improved but that is alright he is still healthy enough physically to have his finger on the button.
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pinniped Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 03:09 AM
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2. I can't wait for this headline...
"Prison doctors declare BuShit in excellent health"
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caribmon Donating Member (258 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 03:20 AM
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3. telangiectasias is a sure sign of alcoholism
Physical Exam: perform a physical exam to establish the diagnosis and severity of disease, including accurate recognition of withdrawal, stigmata of drug and alcohol use, chronic disease states and acute complications secondary to substance abuse:
fever
hypertension
tachycardia
jaundice, needle tracks, stigmata of endocarditis, HIV,
telangiectasias
pupil size, icterus
nasal septum perforation
mouth odor of alcohol
parotid enlargement
gynecomastia
lymphadenopathy
heart murmurs
hepatomegaly, splenomegaly
testicular atrophy
tremor, asterixis
cognitive impairment
Dupuytren's contractures

http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/MEDICINE/medclerk/op/case6.htm
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 03:29 AM
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4. Dadburn!
N/T
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mjb4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 03:29 AM
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5. none dare give him a psychological
exam. unfit to rule a bird cage. we all know they are afraid of what they may find....
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Kucinich04 Donating Member (62 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 04:24 AM
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6. Wow this is such great news!!!
Dick Cheney isn't going to be President anytime soon... (trying to look at the bright side ;))
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 04:28 AM
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7. Welcome to DU btw I am for Kucinich too.
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sugus Donating Member (115 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 10:34 AM
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8. Skin proooblems? Gwhich probleeemzz? Hic-Up!!


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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 10:49 AM
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9. No word about the millions of Americans without health insurance n/t
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corarose Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 11:07 AM
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10. I want a mental exam done on the CRAZY Piece Of Shit
He is nuts and we need some psych tests done of the crazy piece of shit.
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mithnanthy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 11:40 AM
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12. Mental exam should be REQUIRED
And the examination should NOT be administered by "doctors" under the orders of this administration. Shrubbie is completely INSANE....and I'd love to see a truthful evaluation of this demented sociopath.
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goobergunch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 12:03 PM
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14. Jim McDermott should give it to him...
he's the only psychiatrist in the U.S. Congress. :evilgrin:
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kskiska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 11:15 AM
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11. Spin, spin, spin
Another article on this subject gave his height as 6 feet. B.S. He's 5'10" at best. They almost always give these glowing reports, then a couple years later we find that more serious problems were found. What about that heart condition he has, that caused the fainting spells? Has it gone away?
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goobergunch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 12:02 PM
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13. Here's what his physical looks like...
Skeletal System: :thumbsup:
Digestive System: :thumbsup:
Cardiovascular System: :thumbsup:
Muscular System: :thumbsup:
Lymphatic System: :thumbsup:
Endocrine System: :thumbsup:
Urinary System: :thumbsup:
Integumentary System: :thumbsup:
Reproductive System: :thumbsup: but not recommended
Nervous System: :thumbsdown:

:evilgrin:
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NWHarkness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 12:06 PM
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15. My favorite part
of the report was when the doctor's said that Bush had gained 5 pounds but "it was all muscle."

This Stalinist style cult of personality crap is reaching new depths.
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I AM SPARTACUS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-03-03 12:12 PM
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16. notice - the exam does NOT declare that Smirko is "Fit To Hold Office"...
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