FAA Disease ProtocolsCardiac Work Up |
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Most pilots get the majority of their required work up from a cardiologist or internist. This physician may or may not be your AME (it usually is not). Regardless of who orders, performs or interprets the test, the work up must ultimately be routed to the FAA through an AME. (Find an AME). The FAA requires that a pilot's current cardiovascular evaluation must include the following:
- An assessment of personal and family medical history
- Clinical cardiac and general physical examination
- An assessment and statement regarding the applicant’s medications, functional capacity, modifiable cardiovascular risk factors
- Motivation for any necessary change
- Prognosis for incapacitation
- Blood chemistries (fasting blood sugar, current blood lipid profile to include total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, and triglycerides) performed within the last 90 days
