Medical Evaluation....

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Just wondering if someone could elaborate what a Medical Evaluation at either a PEPC or "Traditional" route consists of.
What the doc asks you, med history, disclosures etc etc.
Thanks a bunch
 
Just wondering if someone could elaborate what a Medical Evaluation at either a PEPC or "Traditional" route consists of.
What the doc asks you, med history, disclosures etc etc.
Thanks a bunch



- EKG
- Urine Test
- Eye Exam
- Color test: make you pick out numbers when mixed in with lots of colors)
- Hearing Test: kind of annoying because you can hear everything going on in the room and outside the room, but just remember this...as soon as you put the headset on and the guy begins you will think that you are hearing things from the room, but its actually the test. just be aware of that. all in all the test is very hard to fail. you would have to be pretty hard of hearing.
- Turn and Cough: not sure if your a guy, but if you are then you turn and cough...not sure what they do for girls..haha
- Check your breathing just like they would at the regular doctor.
- They do want your full medical backround, and will ask you questions about it if you've had anything.
- The flight surgeon an the end will sit down with you and discuss all your tests but the drug test. and he will ask you if you have had a DWI, DUI, or been arrested, or been in a drunken bar fight...kind of weird stuff. after that he will sign off and then you just have to wait for your drug test and MMPI results.
 
- They do want your full medical backround, and will ask you questions about it if you've had anything.

When you say they want your full medical background, do you mean in a form of a questionnaire or they actually want all of your medical records from previous doctors, hospital visits etc.?
 
- EKG
- Urine Test
- Eye Exam
- Color test: make you pick out numbers when mixed in with lots of colors)
- Hearing Test: kind of annoying because you can hear everything going on in the room and outside the room, but just remember this...as soon as you put the headset on and the guy begins you will think that you are hearing things from the room, but its actually the test. just be aware of that. all in all the test is very hard to fail. you would have to be pretty hard of hearing.
- Turn and Cough: not sure if your a guy, but if you are then you turn and cough...not sure what they do for girls..haha
- Check your breathing just like they would at the regular doctor.
- They do want your full medical backround, and will ask you questions about it if you've had anything.
- The flight surgeon an the end will sit down with you and discuss all your tests but the drug test. and he will ask you if you have had a DWI, DUI, or been arrested, or been in a drunken bar fight...kind of weird stuff. after that he will sign off and then you just have to wait for your drug test and MMPI results.

Bigp,
Can you elaborate on this part? What are you expected to bring with you to the eval? Do they have a copy of your med history ? Do they just ask you general questions about heart, blood pressure, diabetes, etc or are you supposed to have documents pertaining to procedures, physicals, and such?
Thx, CF
 
Bigp,
Can you elaborate on this part? What are you expected to bring with you to the eval? Do they have a copy of your med history ? Do they just ask you general questions about heart, blood pressure, diabetes, etc or are you supposed to have documents pertaining to procedures, physicals, and such?
Thx, CF



in my entire life i have never been to a doctor for any reason other than for a physical for school sports. so i dont actually have the personal experience of having medical issues at the pepc, but maybe someone else can elaborate....i do know, from reading what other people have posted, that you will have to provide medical records for serious problems, surgerys, stuff like that. its always better to bring it to the pepc because then they can clear it right there instead of you having to go home and then fax it in. cause we all know the govt likes to misplace paperwork.

again, someone with experience in the medical part please explain what you had to do
 
I had my knees scoped out twice and have a crap load of ppwk that go with them , but I have no information about my family medical history....
 
Golden rule:

If you have, have had, or have even been misdiagnosed as having any condition in which you could fathom the slightest POSSIBILITY of safety being a concern, start digging NOW for every single piece of documentation ever related to your medical history. You WILL need it.

Big ones I've seen are:

-Vision (color included)
-Psychological
-Sleep disorders
-Hypertension/Cardiovascular issues
-ANYTHING involving a loss of consciousness
-Any medications past or present


For any "major" issue (mine was sleep apnea), you'll want full documentation about treatment type, effectiveness, symptoms, etc., from the TREATING physician, and/or any specialists involved.

Trust me - it is WAY better to be over prepared EARLY and save yourself a heap of trouble and time down the road.
 
When you say they want your full medical background, do you mean in a form of a questionnaire or they actually want all of your medical records from previous doctors, hospital visits etc.?

They want the past three years of visits to a doctor. However, they are really only looking for any visit that led to some significant diagnosis or resulted in a surgery or other treatment beyond a "routine" illness. If you forget an office visit you made to get a prescription for a stronger decongestant for a bad head cold 2.5 years ago, don't sweat it.

If you have had any significant visits, make sure to bring the documentation with you for the AME to review. If you have successfully recovered from the condition, the AME will look over your documentation, make note of it, and that will be the end of it usually. If you do not bring documentation with you, the AME has no choice but to defer your medical! If there is still a concern, the AME will defer the medical (they should tell you on the spot) and will forward it to the appropriate Regional Flight Surgeon for review. Sometimes they look at it and decide to grant the medical with no other documentation, other times they may ask for additional documents and/or will require another examination by a specialist or by the doctor who originally treated you. If that happens, you're probably looking at 6-8 weeks from the time you submit the additional exam to a determination of your case.


**If you are an AOPA member and your medical is deferred, get them involved!! It *will* help speed the process in most cases.
 
My husband went to the Chicago PEPC in August of last year. He had to have special clearance due to a major car accident in which he had to have MAJOR reconstructive surgery (eye socket, titanium cheek, etc.). They said they needed the information but when we got it and asked where to send it, his medical had already been cleared. He also had liver enzyme levels that have been elevated and had to have information regarding that (the liver stuff was more of a pain than the car accident records). He had to get doctors notes and such when he got back to SLC and the "Special Clearance" given but we (ok more like I) stayed on top of it and his clearances were all in on the 18th of September (1 month). My husband has a guy with diabetes in his class and was able to get a special clearance. BE HONEST, UP FRONT and take whatever you can with you to the PEPC! If you have ever even been "suspected" of having something at a doctors visit but not confirmed, get in, get a confirmation in whatever diagnosis they have and take that with you. List it and give them the new information as well.
 
i have Hyperdontia, do i need to tell them if i ever get to my Medical Evlauation? i don't see how this could be a safty issue.
 
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