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1M Outlook op Lifestyle Executive doctors arent any bargain By Peter M At clock Sunday morning I ad milted a middleaged man with a heart attack to the hospitals Inlcn Care Unit This is a common currcnce the man was the right age he had had chest pain for three hours and his testa showed an unequivocal myocardial infarction heart attack In most respects the case was straightforward What makes this man sudden ill worth writing about is that he had undergone a socalled executive check up two months before Based on the report the examination I be lieve that his heart attack was entire ly preventable The United Slates is somewhat In the world today because its citizens have an almost blind reliance on medical testing as a disease pre ventatlvc In many large corporations insist that their middle management and upperechelon ex ecu Ives subject themselves to a qua si religious ritual the yearly examination I don know who con vinccd the welleducated officers of companies that this ritual was neccs And don care It was a superb selling Job and been going on for years Maybe this is a good lime to blow the whistle on such an utterly in effectual and expensive form of cal The corporate exam has become an industry unto itself and I think that costconscious businessmen ought to consider pruning this money tree My patient had been examined by a group of doctors who do nothing but routine evaluations of whitecollar executives They re not family clans who will take care of a sore throat or a Saturday afternoon pulled muscle They re more like assembly linL inspectors who In this case ale out of suburban Connecticut a stone a throw from New York the financial Big Apple My patient had the usual rigma role questionnaire about medical his physical exam blood count and chemical analysis urinalysis vision check hearing evaluation stool blood determination sigmoidoscopy Irocardlogram breathing studies and a stress test During the stress test the examiner discovered exercise induced ventric tachycardia a potentially nous cardiac irregularity that can progress to heart standstill and death This dangerous warning usually that during the stress of else a patients heart cannot obtain enough oxygen and It begins to short circuit POLLYS POINTERS nursery furniture accessories maternity faBhlona Infant wear gifts toys 21 1 SI NDRTHViEW CENTRE Georgetown 8732448 JSt Polly Fisher To paint or not to paint an antique By Polly Fisher DEAR POLLY I recently bought This condition almost always re quires sophisticated evaluation and the use of medicine to suppress the tendency to irregularity In the re port the doctor wrote this precipi my the lest He then went on to suggest that my patient eat more roughage and obtain more lar exercise That was It No follow up no referral to specialist no medicine Now the man Is lying In a hospital bed with the front wall of his heart blown out How that for pre La live mcd cine 1 haven yet been able to figure out how much the executive exam cost the patient s company but It must have been plenty About is a ball park figure Makes you wonder If our captains of industry arc getting their money worth For the purposes of this discussion forget the unnecessary studies Docs a patient without discernible hearing a lovely unit an estate sale auction It was quite inexpensive but I sure the table Is fairly old I d like to paint it and put It on my sun porch However my aunt says that painting it will destroy Its value as an antique Is this true ANNE DEAR ANNE If the piece Is a truly valuable antique yon probably pa lot It you would Indeed be lowering Its value If you really think you bought something la Ibis line have the piece appraised by a lo cal appraiser antique dealer or muse um Some local museums will look a piece quickly for a very small sum A pro fen Ion I appraisal Is likely to be more expensive However If as I suspect you ply nave a alee Utile old table don 1 ft A Mil Directory of Services Offered in Our Communitym CONSULTING NEW 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be a candidate for reorganization under Chapter Yet these very companies religiously shuttle off their elite on their annual pilgrimages it a perk you know because the corporations foot the bills hesitate to or finish it to your taste After all you bought the piece to enjoy Id your home Fix It up In a way that pleases you POLLY DEAR POLLY Here a tip from my veterinarian about giving pills to cats He said get a reasonably long pencil with a good eraser on it coat the eraser well with butter or rine and stick the pll to the eraser Then put pressure on the back corners of the cat mouth to open It quickly Insert the pencil far back Into the mouth and the pill will drop olf Withdraw the pencil and the cat will have swallowed the pill without your getting bitten or scratched in the process KATHERINE Make your own wood polish all purpose cleaners and laundry prod with the formulas In Polly newsletter Homemade Soapi and Cleaners Send for each copy lo POLLYS POINTERS in care of this newspaper PO Box Clevc land OH Be sure to In elude the title DEAR POLLY If you have a hole In the wall or any other place cover It with a piece of adhesive- backed floor tile then paper or paint over It It makes a nicelooking repair job DANIEL DEAR POLLY Instead of buying Christmas paper and ribbon 1 do this I wrap things in newspaper and tie them up with red and green yarn dec orating them with yam pompons I also use the pictures from some Christmas cards to decorate the pack ages They look very pretty LILLIAN DEAR POLLY Here Is a quick way to dry shoes especially washable shoes wet from washing Stuff each shoe with the end of a small towel or part of a larger towel After the towel has absorbed a good bit of the water remove the towel and the shoes will dry fairly rapidly JEANNE DEAR POLLY For people who sometimes have to go to the hospital in a hurry It a good Idea to keep a small case packed at all times It should contain such necessities as toothbrush and paste comb talc de odorant note paper and pen and a small amount of change This has helped me several times Polly will send you a Polly Dollar ft it she uses your favorite Pointer Peeve or Problem In column Write POLLYS POINTERS In care of this newspaper DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC AW TRENTON