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>Typically, the FAA/AME wants three
>things: 1) a list of all your meds from your primary doc, 2) a series >of BP readings, probably three, from your doc, and 3) a resting EKG. >You might also get a narrative saying you tolerate the meds well and >nothing in your history contra-indicates activities such as general >aviation flying etc etc; docs write this stuff in their sleep. You can >of course provide this after the fact, but you wont have to do any >followup if you get this stuff from your doc and hand-carry it to the >AME. > all the best - Dan Ford Seems like when I went on medication for high BP, I had to do the stress test (treadmill) thing, had to wait a while but when I got my medical, I also got a letter from the FAA stating that I didnt have to do the stress test again as long as my AME (also my personal MD) was happy that everything was OK. He still does the resting EKG, however. |
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