DOT certification 2024 Exam Questions All Answered

DOT certification 2024 Exam Questions All Answered who oversees medical certification process? - ANSWER- office of medical programs how many X more is mortality rate for passenger vehicle vs large truck, in a crash between the two? - ANSWER- passenger vehicle 5X more likely to die where are physical standards for drivers listed? - ANSWER- 49 CFR 391.41 define CMV - ANSWER- commercial motor vehicle: any self propelled or towed MV used on a highway in interstate commerce to transport passengers or property...10k lbs or more, 8+ passengers for $$, 15+ passengers not for $$, hazardous materials where is CMV defined? - ANSWER- 40 CFR 390.5 where are medical examiner qualifications found? - ANSWER- 49 CFR 391.43 Where are general qualifications for CMV drivers found? - ANSWER- 49 CFR 391.11 list non-discretionary standards - ANSWER- loss of limb, limb impairment, CV condition, respiratory dysfunction, HTN, RA/OA/orthopedic/muscular, mental disorder, drug use, alcoholism "average" driver demographics - ANSWER- male, 40+, sedentary, obese, smoker, poor eating habits "average" driver medical health - ANSWER- less healthy than average citizen, 2+ medical conditions, CV disease list 9 occupational stressors for CMV drivers - ANSWER- type of route, schedule, finances, vehicle, road conditions, environmental, type of cargo when can a driver on insulin be certified? - ANSWER- if he/she has FMCSA waiver - 49 CFR 391.64 OR federal exemption program FMCSA definition of "severe hypoglycemia" - ANSWER- seizure, LOC, need assistance from others, impaired cog fxn if severe hypoglycemia, ask if driver has had reactions how frequently? - ANSWER- 1+ in last 12 months 2+ in last 5 years what happens if driver has loss of proprioception? what about peripheral neuropathy? - ANSWER- DQ and DQ what if DM patient has resting tachycardia or orthostatic HOTN? - ANSWER- DQ what if driver has silver wire, cotton patches? - ANSWER- qualify but recommend ophthalmologist yearly what if driver has unstable retinopathy where neovascularization extends into vitreous? - ANSWER- DQ driver uses telescopic lenses? - ANSWER- DQ what if driver on incretin mimetics? what about other oral hypoglycemics? - ANSWERcertify for one year DM exemption requires a driver to: - ANSWER- annual endocrinology visit, annual optho visit, DM education, glucose monitoring forced whisper test - ANSWER- hear a forced whisper at no less than 5ft audiometric testing limits - ANSWER- average hearing loss no greater than 40 decibels can driver wear hearing aids during forced whisper test? - ANSWER- yes audiometer should be calibrated to what standard? - ANSWER- American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Z24.5-1951 driver wears a hearing aid. can you do in office whisper test? what about audiometry test? - ANSWER- yes for whisper, no for audiometry how to calculate hearing loss? - ANSWER- determine what decibels heard at 500Hz, 1000Hz, 2000Hz in one ear. Add the results and divide by three. Result = average hearing loss. Audiometric testing - results? - ANSWER- qualify driver if less than 40dB hearing loss in good ear. both ears more than 40=DQ how to convert from International Organization for Standardization to ANSI? - ANSWER- minus 14 from 500 minus 10 from 1000 minus 8.5 from 2000 which test to do first, whisper or audiometric? - ANSWER- doesn't matter as long as one is passed, driver is qualified