PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS
Adult Examinations
The general health and nutritional status ofthe
people of Rongelap and Utirik Atolls were satisfactory and about the same in the exposed asin
the unexposed populations, with the exception of
thyroid abnormalities in the exposed Rongelap
population, which will be treated separately below
because of the importanceof this development. As
noted in previous surveys, the variety and distribution of physical abnormalities (with the exception of thyroid nodules) did not appear to besignificantly different in the exposed and unexposec
populations. The varying incidence from year to
year of such findings as cervicitis, prostatic hypertrophy, and arteriosclerosis probably to some extent reflects differences in clinical criteria of judg-
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adults. Special ophthalmological andslit-lamp observations for lens opacities were not carried out
during the past 2 years. Physical abnormalities in
the adults are listed in Table 10.
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Figure 7. Part of a physical examination.
Table 10
Physical Findings in Rongelap and Utirik Adults. 1965-1966
Rongelap exposed
Rongelap unexposed
Subject Nos
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Subject Nos.
120 22,55, b4.
110
B2b, 629, B41. B45.
(48 examined)
Anema, anemic tendency *
70
Arterniosclerosis, peripheral. mild
98.359, 78, 79,
Uuirik e>.posed
(81 examined)
(71 examined}
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Subyect Nos,
2128, 2246
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8b0. 865, 947,
11.0
964
856, 864,910, 941,
Be?
124
2146, 2148, 2194,
948, 957, 961,
YG
2244
964, 970, 991
Asthma
Auricular fibrillation with myocardial
damage
Bradvcardia
C'ardiac enlargement**
60, 68
13.0
80
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1, 60, 76, 80
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Cervical erosion
ba, 74
4.4
Cenical lacerations
Congenital defects
44
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21
Distocation of hip
Prominent head of ulna
Bilateral shortening of 3th finger
Poly dactvlism
Dislocated wrist
14, 28
1.41.75, 78
Crstarele
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1 lk 71, 74
899, 908, 929,
91f
O47
9.9
6.2
829
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833. B58, BH? OLD
B32, B36, 910, 914
O58
4.9
B2b, B94
24
24
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8.3
BS.
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4.3
8.4
2105, 2110, 2175,
2191, 2198,
1.2
“RBC) F «744% million; M << 4.3 million. Hemoglobin: F< 110e@.M <t3.0 ¢. Hematocrit F
"* By x-rays and of physical examinations.
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2214
1.2
8358, 859. 917, 942,
947
Fiexion deformity, fingers
Cist. ovarian
853, 859, 860, 878,
2162
14
2166
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2139, 2161
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Artenosclerusis, peripheral, moderate
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