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Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo needs to stay at the
St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City for a few more days, his
attending physician said Saturday.
Arroyo was supposed to be
discharged either Saturday night or Sunday morning.
But in a medical bulletin
Saturday, Dr. Juliet Cervantes cited five reasons why President
Arroyo’s husband needs to extend his stay at the hospital.
Cervantes said that first, Arroyo
needs to resume full ambulation after the high-risk open heart
surgery he underwent two weeks ago.
Second, his medical team is still
preparing a simulation of the patient’s normal activities outside
the hospital. Cervantes said this is important so doctors can
determine the health problems that may arise and come up with
solutions while the patient is still in hospital.
The third consideration,
Cervantes said, is that doctors need to observe the patient further
especially after Arroyo nursed a fever Friday night. She said,
however, that Arroyo’s temperature had already returned to normal.
The fourth reason is the
resumption of Arroyo’s liquid diet.
--ABS-CBN Interactive
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