Most packages offer four to five tests deemed “essential” to good health.įirst up, an ultrasound of the carotid arteries to see if there are blockages in these vital vessels to the brain. It’s all part of an effort to convince people to pay for testing they don’t need, offering a supposed peace of mind that can’t be bought with medically unnecessary tests. Programs like Life Line Screening - and the direct-mail hype - are simply unnecessary. So why not just do the screening at the Hawaii Kai Library, Ewa Beach Golf Course, or the YWCA? Even doing an electrocardiogram takes a few minutes, and has no harm associated with the procedure. Testing blood pressure in various parts of the body might pinch for a moment, but it doesn’t involve needles. Granted, there is no harm in doing an ultrasound it’s noninvasive, and it doesn’t hurt. Half a dozen patients have called my office asking if the tests were a good idea.
There’s just one catch – $199 for 10 minutes of testing, and it won’t save your life.Īlong with many of you, I got a letter in the mail last week from Life Line Screening. Life Line Screening has brought the power of diagnostic tools into the hands of the general public and enabled people to purchase noninvasive testing with little risk, while reaping the supposed benefits of averting medical disasters. Screen for deadly diseases in your local neighborhood! Detect plaque in your arteries before you have a stroke – and potentially save your life! Find out if you have a lethal aneurysm in your abdomen – before it’s too late!
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