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Physical Exam
Greatest number of impacted third molars[1]
​Heaviest human[2]


Heaviest patient to undergo surgery[3]
Highest recorded body temperature[4]
Lowest authenticated body temperature[5]
Largest inguinal hernia[6]     

Oldest documented age for patient to undergo surgery[4]
Oldest living human at time of this writing
    (Kane Tanaka, born January 2, 1903[5]
Tallest male ever recorded[2]
Tallest female ever recorded[2]

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975 lb (although
estimated to weigh 1,400 lb when later found to be in severe congestive heart failure)
830 lb (377 kg)
115.7 F (46.5 C)
56.7 F (13.7 C)
Stomach, small bowel,
and ascending colon
111 yrs

116 yrs
8 ft 11.1 in (272 cm)
8 ft 1.75 in (248 cm)
  1. Smilack, Zale H.

  2. www.guinnessbook.com, accessed February 21, 2013

  3. Sarr, Michael G.

  4. Guinness Book of World Records, 1997

  5. www.wikipedia.org, accessed November 2, 2019

  6. Dandorth, Richard

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