http://www.icao.int/ICDB/HTML/English/Representative%20Bodies/Air%20Navigation%20Commission/Working%20Papers%20by%20Year/2004/AN.2004.WP.7982.EN/AN.2004.WP.7982.APPC.EN.HTM
This article has some interesting reading.....
Look at the part of medical tests Argentina proposes...it will be absurd!
STATES AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS' COMMENTS
Argentina
.— See appropriate partial language version of this AN-WP for original text
1. It is our opinion that psycho-physiological capacitation can eventually be granted to pilots up to the age of 63, provided that the following conditions are met:
a) No medical history of chronic, metabolic, cardiovascular and/or neuropsychotic illnesses;
b) No aviation accidents and/or incidents involving a pilot's human factors in the last five years.[/font]
2. As such, pilots must undergo a bi-annual medical examination that should consist of the following components:[/font]
Complete neuropsychiatric examination, including an electroencephalogram; echo-doppler of the neck vessels; Rey Complex Figure Test
; MSG Test; Weschler Test;[/font]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]∙ Clinical examination of the heart, including a graded ergometric test; an echocardiogram; and a rectal exam;[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]∙ Laboratory: Complete routine analyses including a creatinine test; serum lipid profiling; liver function test; PSA; fecal occult blood test (FOBT); and complete urinalysis;[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]∙ Ophthalmological examination, including fundoscopy;[/FONT]
[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]∙ Audiometric test [the result of which should be] within normal limits.[/FONT]