U
Unregistered
Guest
My medical is almost up and I have had a kidneystone in the past 6 months. I was wanting some advice on how to handle this with the Dr.
Not just any imaging; mri used to be the rule; kub xrays not. Need to see if this is still.
Not always. If a previous CT revealed stones too small to be seen on a KUB but large enough to pass painfully, they apparently won't accept anything less than a CT. At least, that's what my AME told me...KUB (just a regular old x-ray) is still accepted by the FAA to document absence of stones.
CT is the best test to FIND stones. For the purposes of airman certification you want the test to NOT find stones yet still to get it past the FAA.
KUB (just a regular old x-ray) is still accepted by the FAA to document absence of stones.
Not always. If a previous CT revealed stones too small to be seen on a KUB but large enough to pass painfully, they apparently won't accept anything less than a CT. At least, that's what my AME told me...
Not always. If a previous CT revealed stones too small to be seen on a KUB but large enough to pass painfully, they apparently won't accept anything less than a CT. At least, that's what my AME told me...