2019 DOT
Comprehensi
ve Review for
NRCME
Exam
,Corrective lenses that are prohibited by the FMCSA, including: - correct answer lenses that correct
distance vision in one eye and near vision in the other.
telescopic lenses
Medical guidelines for the driver with diabetes mellitus include: - correct answer Annual medical
examination.
Annual ophthalmologist or optometrist eye evaluation.
Disqualification for a diagnosis of unstable proliferative retinopathy.
Monocular Vision - correct answer Monocular vision is disqualifying.
However, the driver who has monocular vision that with the better eye meets all vision qualification
requirements may be considered for a Federal Vision Exemption if the Medical Examiner finds the driver
otherwise medically fit for duty.
Monocular vision is defined as vision that is at least 20/40 for distance in one eye with or without
correction and vision that is less than 20/40 for distance in one eye with or without correction.
The driver must meet other vision requirements in each eye, including visual fields (horizontal field of
vision).
Federal Vision Exemption: the driver with monocular vision who is applying for or has a federal
exemption or is qualified by operation of 49 CFR 391.64 must have an annual physical examination.
Drivers with vision loss who meet standards may be certified for up to two years.
A driver who wears contact lenses which correct farsightedness in one eye and nearsightedness in the
other, but has no other visual impairments can be certified under what additional conditions?
Only if the driver wears prescription glasses which provide the same correction as the contact lenses.
FMCSA guidance indicates that a driver should not be certified under these circumstances.
Only by federal exemption.
The driver is always certifiable under these conditions. - correct answer FMCSA guidance indicates that a
driver should not be certified under these circumstances.
,Explanation: FMCSA guidance indicates that contact lenses that correct one eye for distance and one
eye for near vision are not acceptable.
Guidance recommends not to certify with ear problem diagnoses of: - correct answer a) Uncontrolled
vertigo.
b) Ménière's disease.
c) Nonfunctioning labyrinth.
d) Nonfunctioning fistula.
The medical examiner's role in the exemption process includes _________.
Issuing the exemption.
Issuing the prescription for the driver's contact lenses and/or glasses.
Providing the driver with contact information for the Federal Vision Exemption Program.
Assuring that the driver has peripheral vision of at least 110 degrees in each eye. - correct answer
Providing the driver with contact information for the Federal Vision Exemption Program.
Explanation: The medical examiner's role in the exemption process is limited to performing the driver
examination and providing the driver with contact information for the FMCSA related to the exemption
process.
An audiometric test produces the following results: Left ear: 500 Hz, 35dB Loss; 1,000 Hz, 35 dB loss;
2,000 Hz 45 dB loss. Right ear: 500 Hz, 40 dB loss; 1,000 Hz, 45 dB loss; 2,000 40 dB loss. What is the
certification?
Certify for one year.
Certify for two years.
Do not certify.
, Certify only when accompanied by hearing aid. - correct answer Certify for two years.
Explanation: Drivers with an average hearing loss of < 40 decibels averaged across 500, 1000, and 2000
Hz in the better ear may be certified for two years.
What eye conditions must the medical examiner ask the driver about?
Cataracts, color deficiencies, retinitis pigmentosa, aphakia, glaucoma.
Lazy eye, cataracts, aphakia, floaters, retinopathy.
Glaucoma, macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, color deficiencies.
Retinopathy, cataracts, aphakia, glaucoma, macular degeneration. - correct answer Retinopathy,
cataracts, aphakia, glaucoma, macular degeneration.
Explanation: These are the "ask about" vision conditions. The medical examiner may ask the driver
about any eye conditions, but should ask the driver about these specified conditions.
Which of the following drivers' tests meet hearing certification standards?
Whisper test 4 feet right ear, 3 feet left ear.
Whisper test 5 feet right ear with hearing aid, 3 feet left ear without hearing aid.
Audiogram left 30/500 Hz, 40/1000 Hz, 60/2000 Hz; right 25/500 Hz, 35/1000 Hz, 80/2000 Hz.
Audiogram left 35/500 Hz, 50/1000 Hz, 40/3000 Hz; right 35/500 Hz, 35/1000 Hz, 60/3000 Hz. - correct
answer Whisper test 5 feet right ear with hearing aid, 3 feet left ear without hearing aid.
Explanation: Whisper test results require 5 feet in at least one ear for passing, with or without a hearing
aid. Audiometric testing results require an average of 40 dB loss in the better ear for results averaged
across 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz. Although testing may be performed at 3000 Hz, results obtained are not
used to determine whether the driver meets hearing requirements.
A driver has loss of hearing in the better ear of 25 dB loss at 500 Hz, 40 dB loss at 1000 Hz, and 60 dB
loss at 2000 Hz. With respect to the hearing requirement for medical certification, the driver
__________.
