Hillary Clintons campaign released new information about the Democratic nominees health on Wednesday, including the results of a complete physical exam and more details about Clintons pneumonia diagnosis.
According to Clintons physician, Dr. Lisa Bardack, aside from Clintons pneumonia diagnosis, her physical exam was normal and she is in excellent mental condition.
Clinton received a CT scan on Friday, which resulted in a mild and non-contagious bacterial pneumonia diagnosis, which Clinton is treating with the a 10-day regimen of the medication Levaquin. She is recovering well with antibiotics and rest. She continues to remain healthy and fit to serve as president of the United States, Bardack said.
In her most recent physical exam, Clinton had a blood pressure of 100/70, heart rate of 70, and a cholesterol of 189 (LDL of 103, HDL of 56).
The campaigns disclosure of Clintons medical records comes three days after she was videotaped struggling to walk and being assisted into a van as she abruptly exited a 9/11 memorial service in New York City. The campaign later revealed she had been diagnosed with pneumonia last Friday. Clinton has spent the early part of this week recovering at her home in Chappaqua, New York; she is expected to resume campaigning on Thursday.
Bardack, Clintons personal physician since 2001 and the chair of internal medicine at Mount Kisco Medical Group, released a detailed summary of the candidates health through the campaign on July 28, 2015.
The information released Wednesday afternoon indicates that not much about Clintons health condition has changed in the intervening 14 months.She still takes the same two medications regularly, Armor Thyroid and Coumadin, as well as occasional doses of Vitamin B12 and antihistamines, which Clinton said she upped last week to try to break through her seasonal allergies after suffering a coughing attack on stage.
Clintons vitals were also roughly the same as those released last year, with a blood pressure of 100/70 compared to 100/65 in 2015, and a heart rate of 70 compared to 72 in 2015. Her respiratory rate of 18 was the same both years.
Bardack also said Clintons vaccinations remained up to date, including Prevnar and Pneumovax, which both help prevent pneumonia.
Campaign aides said they also planned to release medical information about Clintons running mate, Tim Kaine, the 58-year-old senator from Virginia. His evaluation was conducted by Brian P. Monahan, the attending physician of the U.S. Congress, according to the campaign.
