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DOT CERTIFICATION EXAM 2023-2024
ACTUAL EXAM 350 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|AGRADE
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? - ANSWER-certify 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



which otic diseases disqualify driver? - ANSWER-BPPV w/ Sx in last 2 months

menieres

labyrinthine fistula

nonfunctioning labyrinths



Required vision tests? - ANSWER-visual acuity (snellen/titmus), peripheral horizontal visual fields, color
vision

, Snellen visual acuity - ft away from chart and standards? - ANSWER-20 ft from chart, both eyes together
and each eye must be 20/40



peripheral field of vision test? - ANSWER-70 degrees



what colors does driver need to distinguish between? - ANSWER-green amber red



driver has retinopathy - what to do? - ANSWER-you can certify but driver must have annual medical
exam, annual optho exam



driver has unstable proliferative retinopathy - ANSWER-DQ



driver can only meet requirements for Vx in one eye - ANSWER-DQ



driver has contacts - one corrects for distance, one corrects for near acuity - ANSWER-DQ



Federal vision exempt program - ANSWER-2 years



monocular vision study - ANSWER-49 CFR 391.64, grandfathered in, driver can be certified for 1 year



you note HTN for first time in driver. what to do? - ANSWER-certify for one year, after one year, certify
for 3 months



driver had stage 1 HTN, certified for 1 yr + 3 months, now what? - ANSWER-DQ



BP = 180/110 - ANSWER-DQ, if driver gets BP down, can certify for 6 months at a time pending 3 month
interval checkups



first time stage 2 HTN, what to do? - ANSWER-certify for 3 months...after this DQ if not lowered BP

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