Renal Transplant : Further FAA Medical Workup
Apr 2014
Guidance is compiled and interpreted by professional pilots and physicians at FlightPhysical.com from the 2014 AME Guide page 264, FAA and FDA web data (www.FAA.gov & www.FDA.gov), instructions specified in the Aeronautical Information Manual, Federal Air Surgeon Bulletins from 1999-2015, and 14 CFR Part 61 and Part 67 (the FARs).
FAA Considerations
Disease Protocols - Renal Transplant
A pilot applicant with a history of renal transplant must submit the following through their AME if consideration for medical certification is desired:
- Hospital admission, operative report and discharge summary
- Current status report including:
- The etiology of the primary renal disease
- History of hypertension or cardiac dysfunction
- Sequela prior to transplant
- A comment regarding rejection or graft versus host disease (GVHD)
- Immunosuppressive therapy and side effects, if any
- The results of the following laboratory results: CBC, BUN, creatinine, and electrolytes
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