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Forum: Medical & Health
19th Apr 2014, 19:04
Replies: 7
Views: 4,307
Posted By Nick Lee

As one who has had to medically manage aircrew...

As one who has had to medically manage aircrew with airsickness:uhoh:, as well as having had the problem myself at the start of basic RAF flying training, I came up with a few rules of thumb. The...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Jun 2013, 12:52
Replies: 458
Views: 284,802
Posted By Nick Lee

Class 1 Medical

It looks as though your first question has already been answered. Regarding the blood test, the one for haemoglobin is just a finger prick, which Class 1s should have at every medical. However, a...
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Jun 2013, 12:38
Replies: 12
Views: 7,209
Posted By Nick Lee

Bruce protocol

Sorry - I should have pointed out that you do 3 minutes in each stage.
Forum: Medical & Health
3rd Jun 2013, 12:34
Replies: 12
Views: 7,209
Posted By Nick Lee

Bruce Protocol

There are actually 6 stages of the Bruce Protocol, but the usual CAA one is only the first 4. Stage 1 is 1.7mph with the gradient set at 10% Stage 2 is 2.5mph at 12%. Stage 3 is 3.4mph at 14%. ...
Forum: Medical & Health
4th Mar 2013, 16:54
Replies: 30
Views: 15,708
Posted By Nick Lee

Smile Abnormal ECG

I think that Homunculus has already given you a good overview, and I would agree that a 1mm. change in the ST segment is hardly proof of any major problems with your heart, particularly given your...
Forum: Medical & Health
23rd Feb 2013, 13:07
Replies: 4
Views: 2,434
Posted By Nick Lee

OK. In the 1000Hz. slot, as I mentioned, you are...

OK. In the 1000Hz. slot, as I mentioned, you are allowed a 35dB loss. If it is more than 35dB, I would surmise that the worst that could happen would be a speech audiometry test with or without an...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
23rd Feb 2013, 12:55
Replies: 13
Views: 4,296
Posted By Nick Lee

Well, that's up to you, although I would have...

Well, that's up to you, although I would have thought that your DAME might have twigged by now that you should actually be sitting with your back to the machine. Anyway, using your technique, I just...
Forum: Medical & Health
22nd Feb 2013, 11:34
Replies: 4
Views: 2,434
Posted By Nick Lee

It's a pity that she didn't tell you how many...

It's a pity that she didn't tell you how many decibels you are down in that one frequency, or which was the frequency under consideration, mainly because you are allowed 35dB loss at 500, 1000 and...
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2013, 10:58
Replies: 13
Views: 4,296
Posted By Nick Lee

Hearing loss - relax!

Always welcome!
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
22nd Feb 2013, 06:30
Replies: 13
Views: 4,296
Posted By Nick Lee

Hearing loss - relax!

As a former RAF pilot with noise-induced hearing loss, and also an AME, I have a close and particular interest in all this. As you will know, there is a requirement for periodic audiometry, and you...
Forum: Medical & Health
16th Feb 2012, 07:18
Replies: 17
Views: 10,459
Posted By Nick Lee

Heart murmurs

Hi Robbie
Heart murmurs are caused by turbulent blood flow through the valves of the heart. The first thing to do is to find out whether the turbulence is caused by a damaged heart valve and...
Forum: Medical & Health
8th Feb 2012, 09:18
Replies: 31
Views: 7,895
Posted By Nick Lee

Hypertension or not?

As there seem to be some conflicting viewpoints here, can I try to simplify things?
1. The first essential is to find out whether you actually have high blood pressure or not. A good way of doing...
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