"Doctors Give Bush High Marks on Physical"

[GreenPartyVoter]

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) - President Bush was pronounced "fit for duty" after an annual checkup Saturday that showed that the 59-year-old commander in chief, an avid mountain bike rider, has lost 8 pounds since his last physical exam in December.

"I'm feeling pretty good," Bush said as he left the National Naval Medical Center in suburban Washington.

In December, Bush weighed 199.6 pounds, six pounds more than in the summer of 2003. He attributed the weight gain to munching too many doughnuts during his re-election campaign.

On Saturday, the scale showed the nearly 6-foot Bush at 191.6 pounds.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20050731/D8BM9DI80.html


Facts and Figures about his majesty's health

Facts and figures about President Bush's health, from a physical examination Saturday at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Bush, 59, was born July 6, 1946:

Height: 5 feet, 11 3/4 inches.

Weight: 191.6 pounds.

Blood pressure: resting, seated 110/64 (below 120/80 is healthy).

Pulse: resting, seated 47 beats per minute (60-100 bpm is normal for adults; 40-60 bpm is normal for a well-trained athlete).

Body fat: 15.79 percent.

Cholesterol: High-density lipoprotein 56 (goal is above 40); low-density lipoprotein 100 (optimal is below 100); total cholesterol 178 (below 200 is desirable).

Overall health: "The president remains in the 'superior' fitness category for men his age." - summary of exam.

The president was found "to be fit for duty" with "every reasonable expectation that he will remain fit for duty for the duration of his presidency." - statement issued by his doctors.

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Since his December physical, President Bush has lost a little weight and gained a few points in his cholesterol level.

His weight fell from nearly 200 pounds to 191.6 pounds, and his body fat dropped from 18.25 percent to 15.79 percent.

His overall cholesterol level went up from 170 to 178, still well below to the desirable limit of 200.

He exercises six times a week by bicycling 15 miles to 20 miles, working out on a treadmill and an elliptical trainer, performing free weight resistance training and stretching.

The report by his doctors notes, "The president has a history of activity-related injuries ... (that) do not impact his current duties."

He enjoys an occasional cigar, gets his caffeine from diet sodas and coffee, and reports no usage of alcohol.

The report also notes, "The president has not missed work due to illness since his last physical exam."

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Figures for normal levels are from the Web sites of the American Heart Association and U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[Taxloss]

1. Dr Claude Gubler, I presume?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitterrand#Scandals_and_controversies_of_Mitterrand.27s_presidency_and_death

[buff2]

2. If that bastard is almost 6' tall.......

then I'm a phucking genius. That is total bullshit. You put that chimp next to just about anyone and he is the shortest. They can try to hype that phucking shrimp all they want,but they forget that we have EYES. :grr:

[livinginphotographs]

7. I agree.

There's no way he's that tall.

It goes without saying that someone who will lie about their frickin' height in a medical report is incredibly narcissistic.

[helderheid]

9. not that tall and his blood pressure should be through the roof with

poll numbers of 59% disapproval ratings.

[buff2]

15. Anyone else,it would bother them.....

but not HIM. He could give a shit less what anyone else thinks. I think he likes the disapproval numbers because it makes him feel more powerful,and he will do things HIS way and there isn't a damn thing we can do about it. He probably laughs at the disapproval numbers knowing how someone who is such a dimwit can get over on so many people. He probably calls us all SUCKERS. I hate that arrogant bastard.

[Lisa]

20. Bush himself admitted he wasn't 6' tall, during the campaign ...

But his PR flacks boosted him up to the "magic" number. (That old self-fulfilling prophecy about successful leaders tending to be taller than average?)
Isn't it funny that, since he hasn't had to run for re-election, he's slipped back to a lower height in the "official" records.

He's only in his late 50s -- surely too early for age-related shrinkage to set in!

[realFedUp]

3. We're more interested in the psychiatrist's report....

or at the least what Tom Cruise has to report :-)

[MN ChimpH8R]

5. Read "Bush on the Couch"

by Dr. Justin Frank. It will scare you to death. Not done with it yet, but Frank discusses the Chimp's issues with denial, sadism and complete lack of empathy at great length in the first part of the book. As far as I can tell, Monkeyboy is a borderline sociopath. :scared:

[goclark]

13. My Mom said,"It's Not the PHYSICAL, but the MENTAL

that we need to hear about!"

Mom said Bush needs a MENTAL!

She is pissed.

[K-W]

4. All he does is vacation and exercise. EOM

[JHB]

6. "fit for duty"? More Military Dress-up from Lt. AWOL

...and "physically fit" isn't really a job requirement, except for movie action-hero presidents like Harrison Ford or Bill Pullman.

One wheelchair-bound FDR was more "fit for" the office of the presidency than the entire Bush family put together.

[Hubert Flottz]

8. Was that Doctor Jane Goodall or

Doktor Theo Morrel?

[sinkingfeeling]

10. Too bad they didn't release the mental test results! He must have

failed those!

[joanne]

12. "never missed work due to illness"

but missed it lots of times due to laziness.

Since he is so physically fit why dont we send him on the next plane to Iraq.

[Swamp Rat]

11. "High" is right!

:D

[knitter4democracy]

14. I don't see a neuro exam on there.

If it's a full H&P, they do a standard neuro exam, too (well, at least my internist hubby does . . . can't speak for everyone, I guess). You know, grab my hand, pull against it, follow my finger, that sort of thing.

Of course, Dr. House would say that he's lying about his drug use. ;)

[Sgent]

16. For a full physical

They also usually do a psych as well as neuro. The psych is usually done via observation/conversation, but it is definately part of the exam.

[knitter4democracy]

17. True.

It's part of it, and you know they'd never release that info. I think it's odd that the neuro exam, fairly standard, wasn't released, and now I'm suspicious.

[Javaman]

18. That's fine and dandy doc, but...

let the public see the results of his urine test, huh?

Or how about the results of his liver functions???

All bullshit. Garfield was in top health by his docs, yet underwent a secret gallbladder operation.

Or how about Woodrow Wilson, or FDR or JFK or Ronnie-assboy Reagan? or the countless others...

I never believe the white docs, they are so full of shit.

[ComerPerro]

19. five feet, eleven and three quarters inches?

sounds like a five year old telling you how old he is.

"I'm not six, but I'm five and three quarters