After a marathon, wait to have that physical. (Risk & Recovery).The side effects Side effects Effects of a proposed project on other parts of the firm. of running 26.2 miles can resemble serious health problems. Your heart rate might be high. Occult (not visible) blood in the stool is common, but this is also a symptom of colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. . Bleeding nipples can be taken as a sign of breast cancer (even in men). The muscle injury that is part and parcel to the rigors of marathoning can indicate kidney and liver dysfunction in lab tests. Creatine kinase creatine kinase /cre·a·tine ki·nase/ (ki´nas) an enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of creatine by ATP to form phosphocreatine. levels can become elevated and erroneously suggest damage to heart muscle. Abnormal red blood cell counts are sometimes found in people with even mild dehydration. A responsible physician would not be able to ignore these signs, and may order somewhat invasive testing. Occult blood occult blood n. Blood that is present in amounts too small to be seen and can be detected only by chemical analysis or microscopic examination. Occult blood Presence of blood that cannot be seen with the naked eye. in the stool, for example, could lead to a colonoscopy. It is therefore best to wait a week or more before scheduling a physical. (Footnotes, Fall 2002, p. 15) |
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