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bmbmd

(3,105 posts)
13. I'm an MD, Board Certified
Mon Dec 1, 2025, 04:20 PM
Yesterday

in Internal Medicine, with forty-five years of practice behind me. I'm trying to stay viable for a few more years, so I have an annual appointment with my cardiologist, also board certified. I have had two cat scan angiograms, one in 2018 and one in January 0f 2025 which assured me of my continued good health, at least cardiac wise. I have not had an MRI of the heart, but they are readily available for patients in my area with established coronary atherosclerosis or more suspicious history and physical findings. I do not think it unusual that he underwent that particular procedure. There's obviously a ton of reliable information missing regarding his general health and visible deterioration, but this is the wrong tree to be barking up.

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oh for osteopathic Tetrachloride Yesterday #1
Not neuro either. elleng 20 hrs ago #70
No abnormalities in the heart? Jerry2144 Yesterday #2
Yeah, but what about his veins, Doctor? LudwigPastorius Yesterday #3
vascular dementia CountAllVotes Yesterday #8
Yes. They are carefully saying nothing about the brain. travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #85
As A Cardiac ICU & Cath Lab RN... GB_RN Yesterday #14
Swollen ankles are listed as a possible side effect of amlodipine which is used to treat high blood pressure Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 17 hrs ago #76
I've seen swollen lower extremities secondary to calcium-channel blocker medication treatment. Aristus 8 hrs ago #88
dr barbarella?? lapfog_1 Yesterday #4
I lolz MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #21
Beat me to it mdbl 22 hrs ago #63
Ditto ! nt eppur_se_muova 19 hrs ago #73
Pretty sure that an MRI is not a standard procedure for anyone who is 79 onenote Yesterday #5
I'll guess that POTUS can have whatever tests s/he wants. Most are done at Walter Reed erronis Yesterday #24
Yes. But the doctor described the MRI as "standard' -- a description I believe isn't accurate. onenote Yesterday #28
It's complete bullshit buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #57
Donnie wouldn't know what an MRI is if the damn machine fell on him. paleotn Yesterday #51
More fractured fairy tales. Vinca Yesterday #6
I'd like to read more about the plaque buildup on trump's brain. Torchlight Yesterday #7
Anyone else say this is BS? vapor2 Yesterday #9
OF COURSE it's bullshit.... AZ8theist Yesterday #11
THIS. EuterpeThelo Yesterday #36
It reeks of BULLSHIT ! KS Toronado Yesterday #26
NOBODY dares to tell the truth when dealing with TSF!! bluestarone Yesterday #10
Reporter: "Governor Walz called for the release of your MRI results." sop Yesterday #12
I'm an MD, Board Certified bmbmd Yesterday #13
but 2 in one year? Native Yesterday #35
Kaiser patient here Nasruddin Yesterday #48
No problem having several ordered over years by 'group' I see, elleng 20 hrs ago #71
Would you say this doctor's report carefully avoided mentioning certain things? yardwork 9 hrs ago #87
If thats true it is very surprising. drray23 Yesterday #15
Great! Now tell us why you can't show us the imaging JoseBalow Yesterday #16
What about the abdominal health part of the screening? Wicked Blue Yesterday #17
"But it was the most normal MRI I ever saw," added Dr. Barbabella. William Seger Yesterday #18
So . . . AverageOldGuy Yesterday #19
The doctor who signed this report should be sued by all of his Wiz Imp Yesterday #30
I've had several MRIs. barbtries Yesterday #33
I'm 77 and I've never had a doctor tell me I have to have an MRI. llmart 21 hrs ago #66
The so-called results of the heart MRI are only part of the story. Grammy23 Yesterday #20
2 reasons for daytime sleepiness come to mind Dixiegrrrl 12 hrs ago #81
Either dump is the luckiest bastard in the world 🌎 MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #22
How about both? Wiz Imp Yesterday #31
Both . Katinfl Yesterday #47
So... GiqueCee Yesterday #23
Your noting his degree disparages many fine physicians Raven123 Yesterday #25
Thank you. I also was initially suspicious of DO's, as was a lot of the established medical community. erronis Yesterday #39
We have a good-sized Osteopathic College here in Philly that has been around for over 125 years BumRushDaShow 16 hrs ago #77
Sure took a long time for the "answer" to come out. bronxiteforever Yesterday #27
i don't believe him. barbtries Yesterday #29
Well that settles that. twodogsbarking Yesterday #32
I would like to hear from the radiologist UpInArms Yesterday #34
This "doctor" is an emergency specialist. Wiz Imp Yesterday #41
Yes, osteopaths can and do specialize in radiology lonely bird 22 hrs ago #64
Well, there is plenty of evidence of arterial flow problems in the doofas' brain... Trueblue Texan Yesterday #37
Doctors agree.. Playingmantis Yesterday #38
How we know this doctor is lying Wiz Imp Yesterday #40
2 questions: 1. Did he say it was the best MRI he had louis-t Yesterday #42
To be fair, a DO is still a fully trained doctor. AllyCat Yesterday #43
Sine his Dr. is an Osteo specialist, BidenRocks Yesterday #44
It's something else Nasruddin 23 hrs ago #60
You might want to do a bit of research other than AI. Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #75
If there is no reason for this MRI, what bluestarone Yesterday #45
Cancels? Da fuck's wrong with yiz. He has weights on his ankles so's to build strength in his legs. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #46
We want the IMAGES. And a report from a RADIOLOGIST. nilram Yesterday #49
I am 88 and no doctor has ordered an MRI for me Sessuch Yesterday #50
They're all paid liars. IrishAfricanAmerican Yesterday #52
But what about his brain? You know where cerebral vascular accidents happen? Quick let us look @ his Botany Yesterday #53
And if you believe that ... ificandream Yesterday #54
Show us the data Old Crank Yesterday #55
Barbabella Sam I Yam Yesterday #56
You wonder Nasruddin 23 hrs ago #58
With the way he eats no way Tree Lady 23 hrs ago #59
I'm sceptical they even found a heart ♥. Nt Figarosmom 23 hrs ago #61
You don't get to be in trumpworld by telling the truth. Turbineguy 22 hrs ago #62
Liar lees1975 22 hrs ago #65
And there's a bridge in Brooklyn I have for sale... Ford_Prefect 21 hrs ago #67
I think it's a bs release Lithos 21 hrs ago #68
So how come Biden's doctors didn't run a similar MRI? My BS meter is pegging on this story. flashman13 21 hrs ago #69
The best family doctor, who was also the firm's medical director... littlemissmartypants 20 hrs ago #72
Nothing wrong with a D.O. versus M.D. Ms. Toad 19 hrs ago #74
Generally, MRI's are not part of a complete physical examination. no_hypocrisy 13 hrs ago #78
From experience, there is nothing "standard" about an MRI.. agingdem 13 hrs ago #79
Trump and his doctors disclosed during Trump's first term that he takes a statin Deminpenn 12 hrs ago #80
Anyone believe this? This reads like it was written by a Trump stooge. NT Happy Hoosier 11 hrs ago #82
Boy that lie was quick. ananda 11 hrs ago #83
I don't know about anyone else...but I sure believe it!! Scalded Nun 10 hrs ago #84
Seems like they would have ordered an MRA, magnetic resonance angiography to look at travelingthrulife 10 hrs ago #86
'Disconcerting': Ex-White House cardiologist deeply skeptical of 'weird' Trump MRI reveal LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #89
On the standard American diet... returnee 3 hrs ago #90
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