From the medical front: treadmills

"What does he eat?" I asked his granddaughter, "char and caribou?" She nodded. "Sometimes muktuk, but he mostly likes dried fish." I silently wondered how many drug dollars could be saved if post-MI patients adopted the Arctic coastal diet. [John] eyed the treadmill wit...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2007-08, Vol.177 (4), p.335-335
Main Author: Hendricks, Amy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Care and treatment
Chest pain
Chest Pain - ethnology
Exercise equipment
Exercise Test
Heart Diseases - diagnosis
Heart Diseases - ethnology
Humans
Inuits
Male
Medical diagnosis
Medical treatment
Physical examinations
Risk Factors
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Summary:"What does he eat?" I asked his granddaughter, "char and caribou?" She nodded. "Sometimes muktuk, but he mostly likes dried fish." I silently wondered how many drug dollars could be saved if post-MI patients adopted the Arctic coastal diet. [John] eyed the treadmill with amusement and suspicion. I walked a few steps on it to show him what to expect. "He has problems with his knees," warned the granddaughter, so I chose a gentle protocol, explaining that most patients exercise about 8 to 12 minutes during the test. The nurse attached the leads, the granddaughter translated for consent and John wrote his name in syllabics on the consent form. "He wants to know how long he has to keep doing this," she told me. "Until he gets tired," I responded - but he frowned after the translation. Evidently fatigue was not on the horizon. I soon decided I had enough information to call the test negative and sheepishly told him it was finished and that he could go home.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.070967