Many of our friends don't know much about physical examination. I think the physical examination is time-consuming and expensive, and nothing can be found. So, is it really necessary to have a physical examination once a year?
If one's own economic conditions permit, it is necessary to have an annual physical examination; If the economy doesn't allow it, it depends on the age. People over the age of 40 still have to have a physical examination once a year; People under the age of 40, consider once every two years.
First, why do you emphasize physical examination?
As we all know, the earlier this disease is found and treated, the better the prognosis will be. But the question is, how to find the disease early?
Going to a medical hospital costs money, and many of us don't want to go to a medical hospital unless we have to. Moreover, many diseases are often asymptomatic or difficult to find in the early stage. For example: hypertension, diabetes, pancreatic cancer and so on.
High blood pressure When the blood pressure is slightly higher, you won't even notice it. In the later stage, I suddenly had a brain attack and went to the hospital for rescue, only to find that my blood pressure was high.
The same is true of diabetes. When it is complicated, I went to the hospital to check my blood sugar before I found out that I had diabetes.
Not to mention pancreatic cancer, which is basically in the late stage of discovery.
Second, if you want to find and treat early, you need a physical examination.
For the three diseases I mentioned above, except pancreatic cancer, blood pressure and blood sugar will be checked in general routine physical examination. If we can insist on annual physical examination, these diseases can naturally be found early.
Hyperglycemia may be more troublesome, and some are more hidden. Fasting blood sugar is not high, and postprandial blood sugar is high, which is more difficult to find. Third, why emphasize age?
If you have a unit, you will give your employees a physical examination every one or two years. There is nothing to say.
For young people who have no unit and poor conditions, you can consider having a physical examination every other year. After all, young people are in good health and diseases are not easy to find. But after 40, you should pay special attention. It is really necessary to have a physical examination every year. Maybe one day you will find three highs.
Generally speaking, physical examination is very helpful for early detection of diseases. If conditions permit, still insist on doing it every year; Conditions do not allow, it is best to do it every other year.