EKG

[Unregistered]

Went in for a polygraph and was told things looked goofy (subsequently everything was okay with the test). Went in for a physical and told my doctor the "people" said something looked goofy with my heartrate. She hooked me up to an in-office EKG and lied down on the bed thing, she ended up saying everything looked good. Do I need to tell the AME about this or just let it go? I'm sure there's an ICD code attached to it so insurance would pay

 

[Let'sgoflying!]

Are you being completely honest with us?

 

[bbchien]

Did you have any symptoms?

 

[Unregistered]

Other than being nervous as He!!, no symptoms. I have a feeling they said what they did only as "part" of the employment process. I'm being a little vague due to the sensitivity. The problem is that I said something to my physician, who subsequently did a test.

I passed with no issue for all the voyuers.

 

[bbchien]

I think this is nothing. there certainly is no "have you EVER been diagnosed with...." as in there was no diagnosis here!

 

[Doggtyred]

Went in for a polygraph and was told things looked goofy....

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A polygraph is not a medical exam. Its a tool to get you to admit things you ordinarily would not. You have three outcomes on a polygraph: non-deceptive, inconclusive, or guilt by admission. The first two are opinions of the operator. There is a reason they are not admissible in court.

I've had three polygraphs in my life. Never reported any of them to the FAA.

 

[Paul Allen]

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A polygraph is not a medical exam. Its a tool to get you to admit things you ordinarily would not. You have three outcomes on a polygraph: non-deceptive, inconclusive, or guilt by admission. The first two are opinions of the operator. There is a reason they are not admissible in court.

I've had three polygraphs in my life. Never reported any of them to the FAA.

I think the OP is worried about the EKG and not the polygraph.

 

[Unregistered]

Paul you are correct. I believe the "polygraphist" was using his tools of interrogation; however, I naively took his opinion that something looked different with my heart rate, blood pressure amplitude, etc. so, taking charge of my health I told my physician at my physical. I do understand he is not a cardiologist and the science is debatable; but was concerned about what the FAA might think of the EKG versus what the Intelligence Community thought of it. BTW, I had one "inconclusive" and one "non-deceptive" (after the first one), again for those voyeurs.

 

[gismo]

Paul you are correct. I believe the "polygraphist" was using his tools of interrogation; however, I naively took his opinion that something looked different with my heart rate, blood pressure amplitude, etc. so, taking charge of my health I told my physician at my physical. I do understand he is not a cardiologist and the science is debatable; but was concerned about what the FAA might think of the EKG versus what the Intelligence Community thought of it. BTW, I had one "inconclusive" and one "non-deceptive" (after the first one), again for those voyeurs.

I would assume that the EKG would be reportable like any other clinical visit but given the lack of any diagnosis it shouldn't be any different that reporting you had a routine physical or treatment for a sore throat. Sounds to me like your polygraph administrator is a wannabe doc but probably didn't stay at HI.

 

[Doggtyred]

I would assume that the EKG would be reportable like any other clinical visit but given the lack of any diagnosis it shouldn't be any different that reporting you had a routine physical or treatment for a sore throat. Sounds to me like your polygraph administrator is a wannabe doc but probably didn't stay at HI.

I routinely get EKG's.. annually, while being symptom free. I dont report it. I dont have a heart history, BUT my dad and his dad both died young, and both sides of the family have vascular disease. I consider it one aspect of screening. Nothing more, nothing less.

And if anything else, if for some reason after 40, when its required for my FAA medical, I can show a series of EKG's going years back, with no change, if for some reason someone wants to look at it as "odd".