Trumps White House Doctor Expected To Detail His Health Status Tuesday

[demmiblue]

Source: TPM/AP

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fuller readout of President Donald Trump’s health following his first medical check-up is expected later Tuesday.

Trump’s White House physician – Navy doctor Ronny Jackson – declared Trump to be in “excellent health” following last Friday’s exam at the Walter Reed military hospital in Maryland.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Jackson will attend her briefing Tuesday to provide a more complete readout on Trump’s physical health.

Not expected are any conclusions about Trump’s mental acuity. Questions about Trump’s mental fitness have been raised following comments attributed to some of his close advisers in a new book, and his recent slurring of words on national TV.

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[ollie10]

1. This is the Dr who couldn't spell his own name in his previous communication?

Yeah, right.....

[Zoonart]

3. This guy?

[Calista241]

4. I thought this physical was given to him by he same Navy doctor

That did Obama’s last physical.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronny_Jackson

[highplainsdem]

7. Yes, it was. The WH misspelled his first name as "Ronnie" when they quickly released

what was supposed to be a statement from the doctor saying the physical went "exceptionally well" and Trump is in "excellent" health.

They also added his signature to the comments as "Dr. Ronnie Jackson" when he would have signed "Ronny Jackson, MD." Very questionable...

[Siwsan]

2. The lack of a psych/neuro exam totally negates any "positive" medical report

For several years, my Mom was the picture of health, if you ignored the fact she was suffering from Alzheimer's/Dementia. It really wasn't until the last year, or so, before the physical decline joined forces with the neurological.

[cstanleytech]

5. So is the doctor going to include any MRI test if they were done or

was an MRI recommended or mentioned and did Donald decline it and if so did he declined it because he knows he has Alzheimer's?

[highplainsdem]

6. My understanding is the physical was minimal: weight, BP, oximetry, blood work.

I doubt there was even an ultrasound to check his circulation.

I'd be VERY surprised if the doctor tells us Trump's real weight, which almost certainly would put his BMI in the obese category. Last year Trump lied about his height and gave Dr. Oz a weight 30 pounds less than previously reported to barely make it down into the overweight rather than obese category, and he's obviously heavier now.

Trump's on various drugs to control symptoms, and sadly some doctors do seem to feel that a person can be in excellent health if they're taking enough meds to deal with health problems that could be dealt with through diet, exercise and stress management.

[SeattleVet]

8. This is how the same doctor reported on a previous client's exam...

*This* is what a doctor's report on Presidential health looks like. Anyone want to place bets of what information is released by *this* client? I can't see him letting his weight, BP, and hair-loss drug (Propecia), and other details be publicly released.

[SeattleVet]

9. stunned...

Absolutely amazed with the amount of information released (if accurate, but I have no reason to doubt this doctor).

[MountCleaners]

10. I heard his speech on Friday, and...

...he still seems to be slurring his words slightly, although not as bad as the "United Shates" time. But from the sound of it, it could be neurological. I've heard similar "accents" from relatives who have had strokes. His speech just isn't as clear and crisp as it used to be.