Many of us throughout the year encounter a variety of illnesses that require a visit to Urgent Care, the Emergency Department, or other health care provider. What should you report to the FAA on your medical application and what documentation does the FAA need from you?
An airman who passes a kidney stone the first time no longer requires a special issuance. But, those who have a history of more than one episode of kidney stones will still have to have their medical application reviewed by the FAA and might be placed on an annual special issuance.
Atrial fibrillation can be treated in different manners. The treatment option a pilot receives will determine the length of time he or she is grounded before applying for a special issuance medical certificate.
Dr. Warren Silberman, former FAA manager of aerospace medical certification, explains the types of medication used to treat atrial fibrillation and the tests pilots will need to undergo to keep their medical certificate.
A heart attack, or in the medical vernacular, a myocardial infarction, means that tissue in your heart is dead. In the unfortunate event that you have chest pain or other symptoms that may be heart related-and show up in an Emergency Room, the physicians will hook you up quickly with the cardiologist on call. From that initial evaluation, you may likely be expedited to the cardiac catheterization lab for an angiogram procedure to determine if a blocked coronary artery is the culprit that’s causing your symptoms.
In the past several months, the FAA has added kidney stones as a condition AMEs can issue (CACI) a medical certificate for without sending pilots through the special issuance medical process, and has changed some recommendations on another condition in the CACI program.
Dr. Warren Silberman explains the causes, symptoms, and possible complications of hepatitis C, as well as how the condition affects a pilot's medical certificate.
Dr. Warren Silberman discusses breast cancer awareness as well as when a pilot can apply for a medical certificate after being treated for the disease.
What is attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and how does the FAA look at this condition regarding medical certification? Dr. Warren Silberman explains.
Dr. Warren Silberman discusses two more types of stress tests—the pharmacologic nuclear stress test and the stress echocardiogram—that airmen might need to perform while applying for their medical certificate.
What’s the difference between a plain stress and a nuclear stress test, and when would you need to have one in order to get a medical certificate? Dr. Warren Silberman explains.
A diagnosis of multiple sclerosis raises many questions for a pilot. If you have this condition, what does the FAA want and what treatments are acceptable?
Hypertension is among the medical conditions deemed Conditions AMEs Can Issue (CACI). Find out what information you need to provide so that your aviation medical examiner can issue you an unrestricted medical certificate.
Deep vein thrombosis occurs when blood in a vein becomes stagnant and then forms clot. Left untreated, it may cause a pulmonary embolus. Learn what to provide to the FAA to get your medical certificate back if you have a deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolus.
AOPA Pilot Protection Services has had some questions recently about what information the FAA needs from an airman who has an episode of atrial fibrillation (AFIB).
When you are filling out your medical application, do you know how to fill out the section that asks for a list of the visits to a health professional within the last three years?
