As a routine, I got periodical medical exam done. When I discussed the results with the Doctor, he told me something interesting (scary?). I asked him whether an OK medical report guarantee good health for next one year.
As per him, An OK result on treadmill test or 2 D echo of heart, may not guarantee for the next one year or more of disease free life. He was quoting a famous cinema actor’s case. He got his PME done and came home with all normal report. At his house, when he was climbing the staircase (ironically, with medical reports in hand), he collapsed and died subsequently.
Doctor concluded by saying that one has to take continuous care of his body and not relax after a satisfactory PME.
After the above observation, one gets a doubt as to whether PME is of any real use. There is an interesting view point discussed in Wikipedia. However there is one interesting input in favor of PME. “People who undergo yearly medical exams however are more likely to be diagnosed with medical problems.”
Thus one has to take his/her own conclusions and take care of one’s health
accordingly.
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