Physician's Report for Former President Harry S. Truman

TRUMAN, HARRY S. W. H. GRAHAM Chief complaint: Pain in the right lower abdominal quad- rant; intermittent gas pain throughout the right lower quad- rant and up into the mid-abdomen, on the right side; pain, with minimal pressure, over the mid ascending colon and cecum. other complaints are pain over the bladder area; frequent blood cells in the urine in the past week; burning with urination for the past 7 days. Another frequent com- plaint is moderately severe frontal retro-occular headache. Headaches are especially severe on the right side radiating through to the temporal and occipital area, particularly severe after a hard day of reading or long day of reading. Walking and rest seems to ease the headaches. General history: He wears glasses with deviation. He must wear one set for hyperopia and one for myopia. He has occasional dizziness; ringing in the ears; headaches quite often from long reading. General history, otherwise is essentially normal. Family history: Mother died following a fracture of the hip, age 95, and secondary infection; arteriosclerosis, arteriosclerotic heart disease. Father died following an injury, which he received when a tree fell on him. No familial history of diabetes, T.B., cancer, heart disease, epilepsy or blood dyscrasia. Marital history: He is married and has one child, daughter. Previous diseases: Measles, mumps, whooping cough, chicken- pox. He does not use tobacco in any form. Occasionally has an alcoholic beverage for cardiac stimulation. Very rarely ever drinks any coffee. Former operations: Cholecystectomy and appendectomy. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: Reveals a well developed, well nour- ished, rather obese male. Weighs 165 pounds. Height 5'9". Blood pressure, 128/82. Pulse, 82. Temperature, 99.6°. Johnson H