<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1922000/open_sms">Send us a text</a>The thyroid is often considered the "black box" gland -- not only to patients and pilots, but also to their providers.  In this episode, an expert in thyroid disease helps navigate common thyroid conditions, and we discuss the resulting aeromedical implications.  Can a pilot still get a medical with thyroid problems, and, if so, what limitations will there be on the certificate?

Send us a text The thyroid is often considered the "black box" gland -- not only to patients and pilots, but also to their providers. In this episode, an expert in thyroid disease helps navigate common thyroid conditions, and we discuss the resulting aeromedical implications. Can a pilot still get a medical with thyroid problems, and, if so, what limitations will there be on the certificate?

<a href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1922000/open_sms" rel="noopener noreferrer">Send us a text</a>The thyroid is often considered the "black box" gland -- not only to patients and pilots, but also to their providers.&nbsp; In this episode, an expert in thyroid disease helps navigate common thyroid conditions, and we discuss the resulting aeromedical implications.&nbsp; Can a pilot still get a medical with thyroid problems, and, if so, what limitations will there be on the certificate?

Thyroid Disease: Does this "Black Box" Gland "Box" Your Medical?

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Mayo Clinic Clear Approach tackles medical topics important to commercial aviators, recreational pilots, or just folks interested in things that fly. Current topics from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), and aviation trends are explored in a serious but sometimes humorous way. Mayo Clinic Clear Approach focuses on a perspective from "the other side of the gurney." Let us navigate the storms of aeromedical certification, medical issues that may affect pilots, and share experiences with and from other pilots to break through life's sometimes stormy clouds and focus in on a clear approach.  

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