trump was taken to the hospital EIGHT DAYS AGO.
@drsanjaygupta: ‘What happened is unusual: an unscheduled hospital visit for very routine testing could‘ve been done at the White House... took everyone by surprise, including much of the hospital staff.’
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@drsanjaygupta: ‘What happened is unusual: an unscheduled hospital visit for very routine testing could‘ve been done at the White House... took everyone by surprise, including much of the hospital staff.’
cnn.com/2019/11/24/hea…
https://twitter.com/philippereines/status/1197960534806716416
“We know that Trump is 73 years old, has heart disease and is clinically obese. For any man of that age and medical history, an unexpected visit to the hospital is concerning.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“Over the past week, I have spoken to doctors who've previously worked at the White House and those who are currently in touch with the White House. They all say that what happened last weekend is unusual.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“Given the White House had previously given plenty of advance notice about the President's past physical exams, last weekend's visit to Walter Reed reportedly took everyone by surprise, including much of the staff at the hospital itself.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“Whenever the President is planning a visit to Walter Reed, an institution-wide notice goes out, making staff aware of certain road and corridor closings. According to a person familiar with the matter, that didn't happen last weekend.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“Also striking: the president's physician rode in the presidential limousine. Typically, the doctor rides separately from the President for security reasons. A former White House doctor told me it never happened during their time there.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“The tests Conley described could've been performed at the White House instead of the hospital. Many blood tests require the patient to fast overnight and are thus performed first thing in the morning —not in the middle of the afternoon.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“[He] had tests just nine months ago. Doctors wait a year to order labs for a routine physical to better assess the impact over a consistent interval of time. There’s no benefit to draw early — unless there is a concern about something.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“In Conley's memo, he described the visit as a "routine, planned interim checkup," not a "physical exam." Dr. Jennifer Peña, who served as a physician to Vice President Pence said these two characterizations are significantly different.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“Routine annual is where we do a comprehensive history and physical exam, with any necessary labs and studies, while noting an "interim checkup" suggests a "follow up" visit for a condition or medication that is being monitored.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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“The official [White House] readout of the [2018] physical did not reveal trump also had a coronary calcium scan. The test uses a CT (computed tomography) to look for the buildup of calcium plaques on the walls of the coronary arteries.”
— @drsanjaygupta
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— @drsanjaygupta
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