Maximum time for certification for a patient with a history of well controlled nephropathy? A) 5years B) 2years C) 1 year D) 6 months correct answers 2 years
A 48 year old driver presenting for a CMV physical exam, demonstrates glycosuria. You may elect to perform a ______ test.
A) urine short ...
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Maximum time for certification for a patient with a history of well controlled nephropathy? A) 5years B) 2years C) 1 year D) 6 months correct answers 2 years
A 48 year old driver presenting for a CMV physical exam, demonstrates glycosuria. You may
elect to perform a ______ test.
A) urine short dip B) finger stick C) microscopic urine D) liver function correct answers Finger stick
All of the following may perform and certify vision test results except:
A) chiropractor B) Ophthalmologist C) Optometrist D) RN correct answers RN
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration requires which of the following specific test
for assessing grip power?
A) Dynometer B) The FMCSA does not require any specific test C) Sphygmomanometer D) Neurometer correct answers B) The FMCSA does not require any specific test
Recommend not to certify a driver with a fixed deficit of an extremity if the driver has an impairment that affects:
A) Both lower extremities B) One upper and one lower extremity C) the torso D) You can always certify a driver with a fixed deficit of an extremity. correct answers The Torso
The FMCSA describes the periodic physical qualification examination of the CMV driver to be a "medical fitness for duty" examination. As such:
A) The primary goal of the exam is to determine if there any health conditions creating an unacceptable public safety risk.
B) It is acceptable to begin a treatment plan for conditions diagnosed during the exam.
C) Benign conditions with good prognoses are nto considered disqualifying.
D) You are not to educate drivers about their conditions, rather leave that to the PCP. correct answers A) The primary goal of the exam is to determine if there any health conditions creating an unacceptable public safety risk.
An incretin mimetic, such as exenatide (Byetta), is used to improve glycemic control in people with Type 2 diabetes by:
A) decreasing hunger B) substituting it for insulin C) reducing fasting and postprandial glucose concentrations D) increasing gastric emptying. correct answers C) reducing fasting and postprandial glucose concentrations
The examination for CDL purposes is based on all of the following except: A)history B) objective data C) personal recommendations by the employer D) Any additional testing required by the examiner correct answers C) personal recommendations by the employer
Employer responsibilities include all of the following except:
A) Implementing and conducting drug and alcohol testing programs B) Require testing of drivers who operate solely on privately help property not open to the public C) providing a list of substance abuse professionals D) Conducting follow up testing to monitor that the driver is complaint with DOT guidelines and abstaining from unauthorized drug use. correct answers B) Require testing of drivers who
operate solely on privately help property not open to the public
A driver with hypertension and BP less than or equal to 139/89 may be certified for:
A) One year B) Two years C) One month D) 6 months correct answers A) One year
Why is it important to get the driver to sign and date the Medical Examination Report form?
A) So that you have his signature and date on file B) His signature certifies that the information and history are "complete and true" C) To fill in and complete all lines and the form
D) To confirm the driver's identify correct answers B) His signature certifies that the information and history are "complete and true"
A driver with coronary hear disease has been recently prescribed Flecainide (2 months) with good control of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. His ETT/ECHO shows tolerance to 6 mets and an EF of 38%. He is asymptomatic and has a note from the cardiologist that he may drive. His examination is normal. Your determination:
A) Disqualified due to EF below 40%
B) Disqualified due to Flecainide
C) Qualified for one year
D) Qualified for one year after a follow up in one month to satisfy the 3 month waiting period. correct answers A) Disqualified due to EF below 40%
An otherwise healthy 49 y/o female truck diver lists Meclizine as a prescribed medication. History reveals she was diagnosed two weeks ago with benign positional vertigo and is taking
meclizine 25 mg three times a day. Current guidelines call for.
A) Certification if the driver does not report any sedative side effects.
B) Certification if the note from the neurologist states she can drive
C) Disqualification for one month off meclizine with no further symptoms of dizziness
D) Disqualify. Must undergo a 2 month symptom fee interval off medication before resuming
commercial driving. correct answers D) Disqualify. Must undergo a 2 month symptom fee interval off medication before resuming commercial driving.
The federal vision exemption program: A) Is for any driver who is otherwise qualified but does not pass the vision portion of the examination.
B)Is only for monocular vision and annually renewable with 2 year certification.
C) Is only for monocular vision and is renewable every 2 years and can be certified for 2 years
D) Is only for monocular vision, renewables every 2 years with an annual medical examination and an annual optometrist or ophthalmologist examination, and certification for one year. correct answers D) Is only for monocular vision, renewables every 2 years with an annual medical examination and an annual optometrist or ophthalmologist examination, and certification for one year.
Which is false regarding hypertension in commercial drivers:
A) Commercial drivers have a greater propensity to develop hypertension than their peers in other professions.
B) The percentage of drivers with hypertension increases with years of driving, from 29% in drivers with fewer than 10 years experience to 39% in drivers with over 20 years of experience.
C) The rise in hypertension prevalence is unrelated to age, increase in body mass or physical inactivity.
D) Effective hypertension management reduces overall cardiac morbidity and mortality. correct answers D) Effective hypertension management reduces overall cardiac morbidity and
mortality.
You can medically certify a driver if he/she
A)can physically drive the vehicular
B) doesn't require an SPE
C) can physically perform non driving tasks as described in the driver role section of the FMCSA medical examination report form and physically able to drive the vehicle
D) Doesn't have high blood pressure correct answers C) can physically perform non driving tasks as described in the driver role section of the FMCSA medical examination report form and physically able to drive the vehicle
Required cognitive skills include: correct answers Problem solving, communication, judgement, and appropriate behavior in both normal and emergency situations.
Who, besides the medical examiner is allowed to measure height and weight durning a physical examination? correct answers Trained assistive personnel
Factors resulting in injuries and fatalities in large truck crashes include all except:
A) Injury severity equals relative velocity change
B) The greater the mass the greater relative velocity change.
C) The crash of a vehicle having twice the mass with a lighter vehicle weals a six-fold risk of death to persons in the lighter vehicle.
D) An SUV weighs approximately 4000lbs. A loaded semi-tractor trailer truck weight approximately 80,000lbs The truck has 20 times the mass of the SUV correct answers The greater the mass the greater relative velocity change.
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