Pulmonary Systolic Murmur as reason for not being able to become pilot?
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Pulmonary Systolic Murmur as reason for not being able to become pilot?
Hi guys. I am 21 years old guy that dreamed of being a army pilot, but now my dreams are crashed. I was on medical exam because I applied for army pilot, but they discovered pulmonary systolic murmur. I was thinking about maybe applying for some airline, but I am not sure they will let me be airline pilot due to that murmur. Or maybe I should just try for PPL ? Or sport pilot? I really don't know anymore..
Last edited by FlyMario; 13th Sep 2017 at 07:24.
So the doctor has heard a noise with his stethoscope - a murmur is doctor speak for noise.
He is being clever and thinks it is coming from the pulmonary valve, although several studies have shown that our ability to make a diagnosis just by listening in fit adults is about the same as a monkey tossing a coin
So you need an echocardiogram which is an ultrasound of the heart. Takes 15 minutes, completely safe, and done by a cardiology ultrastenographer. That will give a diagnosis. It may just be a flow murmur which is a normal valve, but lets not guess. Once you have a diagnosis you can discover what sort of medical you can pass
He is being clever and thinks it is coming from the pulmonary valve, although several studies have shown that our ability to make a diagnosis just by listening in fit adults is about the same as a monkey tossing a coin
So you need an echocardiogram which is an ultrasound of the heart. Takes 15 minutes, completely safe, and done by a cardiology ultrastenographer. That will give a diagnosis. It may just be a flow murmur which is a normal valve, but lets not guess. Once you have a diagnosis you can discover what sort of medical you can pass
