Medical checkup: what's the name for this?

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R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah - 19 Jun 2005 19:55 GMT

Few of my friends (guys) who are working in the marketting field told
me a medical checkup they had before their employement. What surprised
me was: apart from the series of blood and urine test, they told me a
test where they're asked to fully strip down, lie on a bed and asked to
cough. I did Google to know what exactly the test is, but couldn't
succeed in getting the idea.

I'm curious to know: what this checkup is? what they're reading? why
this is important for marketting guys? TIA

p.s.: This is here in South India (English medicine system). Apologies
if this topic is OT here.

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Tom Salls - 19 Jun 2005 20:50 GMT

ng4rrjanbiah@rediffmail.com wrote:

> Few of my friends (guys) who are working in the marketting field told
> me a medical checkup they had before their employement. What surprised
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> I'm curious to know: what this checkup is? what they're reading? why
> this is important for marketting guys? TIA

Looking for hernias? No idea why marketing people would be particularly
at risk - not as if they do much heavy lifting!

Tom

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R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah - 20 Jun 2005 03:39 GMT

> ng4rrjanbiah@rediffmail.com wrote:
> > Few of my friends (guys) who are working in the marketting field told
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>
> Looking for hernias?

Thanks a lot.

> No idea why marketing people would be particularly
> at risk - not as if they do much heavy lifting!

I think, as their work is field work.

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Jason - 20 Jun 2005 03:35 GMT

> Few of my friends (guys) who are working in the marketting field told
> me a medical checkup they had before their employement. What surprised
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
> p.s.: This is here in South India (English medicine system). Apologies
> if this topic is OT here.

Hello,
I live in America so therefore don't know much about South India. I know
that in America, various companies and gov't agencies require newly hired
employees to pass a complete physical exam before they can start working.
If they fail to pass, they are not allowed to work. It's possible that
this is what happened in the case that you mentioned.
Jason

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R. Rajesh Jeba Anbiah - 20 Jun 2005 03:43 GMT

> > Few of my friends (guys) who are working in the marketting field told
> > me a medical checkup they had before their employement. What surprised
> > me was: apart from the series of blood and urine test, they told me a
> > test where they're asked to fully strip down, lie on a bed and asked to
> > cough. I did Google to know what exactly the test is, but couldn't
> > succeed in getting the idea.

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> I live in America so therefore don't know much about South India. I know
> that in America, various companies and gov't agencies require newly hired
> employees to pass a complete physical exam before they can start working.
> If they fail to pass, they are not allowed to work. It's possible that
> this is what happened in the case that you mentioned.

Thanks for the reply. I understand the reason behind the checkups.
But, I was wondering what they have to check by making the person naked
and asked him to cough. And now I understand that it's hernia checkup.

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