DOT ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔A driver with a history of a single unprovoked seizure requires a waiting period
of_______ seizure free and off anticonvulsant medications.
a) 1 year.
b) 2 years.
c) 5 years.
d) 10 years - ✔✔5 years.
The waiting period for a history of single unprovoked seizure is 5 years seizure-free and
off anticonvulsant medication.
✔✔The driver on anticoagulant treatment for a neurological condition can be
certified for a maximum of _______.
a) 6 months.
b) 1 year.
c) 2 years.
d) Do not certify - ✔✔Do not certify
✔✔Transient ischemic attacks (TIA's) are usually disqualifying for _______ months;
after the minimum waiting period the certification depends on the interval history,
general health, neurological examination, and compliance with the treatment program.
a) 3 months.
b) 6 months.
c) 9 months.
d) 12 months. - ✔✔12 months
The minimum waiting period for TIA's is usually 12 months or 1 year.
✔✔A driver with peripheral neuropathy:
a) May be certified for 1 year.
b) May be certified for 2 years.
,c) Must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to assess whether the driver may
be certified.
d) May be certified for 3 months pending specialist evaluation - ✔✔Must be evaluated
on a case-by-case basis to assess whether the driver may be certified.
✔✔Episodic neurological conditions that are always disqualifying include:
a) Epilepsy.
b) Multiple sclerosis.
c) Narcolepsy.
d) Headaches - ✔✔Epilepsy
✔✔Levodopa/carbidopa may cause the driver to be disqualified because it is used for
the treatment of what neurological condition?
a) Parkinson's Disease.
b) Peripheral Neuropathy.
c) Isaac's Disease
d) Stiff Man Syndrome. - ✔✔Parkinson's Disease.
✔✔Which of the following is not considered important in determining that a driver who
has suffered from transient ischemic attacks (TIA's) may be certified?
a) Clearance from a neurologist who understands the functions
and demands of commercial driving.
b) Completed an appropriate waiting period.
c) Normal electroencephalogram.
d) On no oral anticoagulant therapy due to risks associated with excess
bleeding - ✔✔Normal electroencephalogram.
✔✔Which of the following is true with regard to TIA's?
a) A driver on anticoagulant therapy for a cardiovascular disorder may not be
certified if the driver has a history of TIA's.
b) The rate of recurrence for TIA's is highest in the first 6 months, declining
after 6 months to less than 5% per year.
c) TIA's are not considered warning signs of a cerebrovascular accident
(CVA).
d) The maximum certification interval for a driver with a history of TIA's is 6
months - ✔✔A driver on anticoagulant therapy for a cardiovascular disorder may not be
certified if the driver has a history of TIA's.
The rate of recurrence for TIA's is highest in the first year, declining after 1 year to less
than 5% per year. TIA's are considered warning signs of a CVA and about 1/3 of
persons with a TIA will go on to have a CVA. The maximum certification interval for a
driver with a history of TIA's is 1 year.
, ✔✔Driver examination 6/18/2021. Driver disqualified due to benign positional
vertigo, last symptoms 5/15/2021. Driver advised to return after a _______ symptom
free interval for a maximum _______ certification interval.
a) 1 month, 1 year.
b) 2-month, 1 year.
c) 2 months, 2 years.
d) 3 months, 1 year - ✔✔2 months, 2 years
✔✔Driver examination 3/14/2022. Driver describes dizziness with last symptoms
2/18/22. The driver was disqualified and advised to return after a 2- month symptom
free interval. The driver returned on 7/12/2022 with medical records documenting last
dizziness symptoms on 5/4/2022, and the driver confirms he has been symptom free
since that date. What is the next step?
a) The Medical Examiner should perform a complete driver examination and
qualify the driver for up to 2 years if the driver meets all certification criteria.
b) The Medical Examiner should certify the driver for up to 2 years from the
date of the 3/14/22 examination.
c) The driver should remain disqualified.
d) The driver should be certified for 3 months - ✔✔The Medical Examiner should
perform a complete driver examination and qualify the driver for up to 2 years if the
driver meets all certification criteria.
✔✔Common medications used to treat vertigo include:
a) Sedative-hypnotics.
b) Beta blockers.
c) Narcotics.
d) Phenothiazines. - ✔✔Phenothiazines
✔✔FMCSA guidance includes:
a) A driver may be cleared after a single unprovoked seizure after a 2-year
seizure free interval off anticonvulsant medication.
b) A driver with a history of childhood febrile seizures may be cleared.
c) A driver may be cleared with a diagnosis of epilepsy (2 or more
unprovoked seizures) after a 5-year seizure free period off anticonvulsant
medication.
d) The minimum waiting period after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is 6
months - ✔✔A driver with a history of childhood febrile seizures may be cleared.
The seizure free interval off anticonvulsant medication is 5 years for a driver with a
history of a single unprovoked seizure. The waiting period for epilepsy is 10 years
seizure free and off anticonvulsant medication. The waiting period for TIA is usually 1
year.
✔✔The symptom free waiting period for acute and chronic vestibulopathy and
✔✔A driver with a history of a single unprovoked seizure requires a waiting period
of_______ seizure free and off anticonvulsant medications.
a) 1 year.
b) 2 years.
c) 5 years.
d) 10 years - ✔✔5 years.
The waiting period for a history of single unprovoked seizure is 5 years seizure-free and
off anticonvulsant medication.
✔✔The driver on anticoagulant treatment for a neurological condition can be
certified for a maximum of _______.
a) 6 months.
b) 1 year.
c) 2 years.
d) Do not certify - ✔✔Do not certify
✔✔Transient ischemic attacks (TIA's) are usually disqualifying for _______ months;
after the minimum waiting period the certification depends on the interval history,
general health, neurological examination, and compliance with the treatment program.
a) 3 months.
b) 6 months.
c) 9 months.
d) 12 months. - ✔✔12 months
The minimum waiting period for TIA's is usually 12 months or 1 year.
✔✔A driver with peripheral neuropathy:
a) May be certified for 1 year.
b) May be certified for 2 years.
,c) Must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to assess whether the driver may
be certified.
d) May be certified for 3 months pending specialist evaluation - ✔✔Must be evaluated
on a case-by-case basis to assess whether the driver may be certified.
✔✔Episodic neurological conditions that are always disqualifying include:
a) Epilepsy.
b) Multiple sclerosis.
c) Narcolepsy.
d) Headaches - ✔✔Epilepsy
✔✔Levodopa/carbidopa may cause the driver to be disqualified because it is used for
the treatment of what neurological condition?
a) Parkinson's Disease.
b) Peripheral Neuropathy.
c) Isaac's Disease
d) Stiff Man Syndrome. - ✔✔Parkinson's Disease.
✔✔Which of the following is not considered important in determining that a driver who
has suffered from transient ischemic attacks (TIA's) may be certified?
a) Clearance from a neurologist who understands the functions
and demands of commercial driving.
b) Completed an appropriate waiting period.
c) Normal electroencephalogram.
d) On no oral anticoagulant therapy due to risks associated with excess
bleeding - ✔✔Normal electroencephalogram.
✔✔Which of the following is true with regard to TIA's?
a) A driver on anticoagulant therapy for a cardiovascular disorder may not be
certified if the driver has a history of TIA's.
b) The rate of recurrence for TIA's is highest in the first 6 months, declining
after 6 months to less than 5% per year.
c) TIA's are not considered warning signs of a cerebrovascular accident
(CVA).
d) The maximum certification interval for a driver with a history of TIA's is 6
months - ✔✔A driver on anticoagulant therapy for a cardiovascular disorder may not be
certified if the driver has a history of TIA's.
The rate of recurrence for TIA's is highest in the first year, declining after 1 year to less
than 5% per year. TIA's are considered warning signs of a CVA and about 1/3 of
persons with a TIA will go on to have a CVA. The maximum certification interval for a
driver with a history of TIA's is 1 year.
, ✔✔Driver examination 6/18/2021. Driver disqualified due to benign positional
vertigo, last symptoms 5/15/2021. Driver advised to return after a _______ symptom
free interval for a maximum _______ certification interval.
a) 1 month, 1 year.
b) 2-month, 1 year.
c) 2 months, 2 years.
d) 3 months, 1 year - ✔✔2 months, 2 years
✔✔Driver examination 3/14/2022. Driver describes dizziness with last symptoms
2/18/22. The driver was disqualified and advised to return after a 2- month symptom
free interval. The driver returned on 7/12/2022 with medical records documenting last
dizziness symptoms on 5/4/2022, and the driver confirms he has been symptom free
since that date. What is the next step?
a) The Medical Examiner should perform a complete driver examination and
qualify the driver for up to 2 years if the driver meets all certification criteria.
b) The Medical Examiner should certify the driver for up to 2 years from the
date of the 3/14/22 examination.
c) The driver should remain disqualified.
d) The driver should be certified for 3 months - ✔✔The Medical Examiner should
perform a complete driver examination and qualify the driver for up to 2 years if the
driver meets all certification criteria.
✔✔Common medications used to treat vertigo include:
a) Sedative-hypnotics.
b) Beta blockers.
c) Narcotics.
d) Phenothiazines. - ✔✔Phenothiazines
✔✔FMCSA guidance includes:
a) A driver may be cleared after a single unprovoked seizure after a 2-year
seizure free interval off anticonvulsant medication.
b) A driver with a history of childhood febrile seizures may be cleared.
c) A driver may be cleared with a diagnosis of epilepsy (2 or more
unprovoked seizures) after a 5-year seizure free period off anticonvulsant
medication.
d) The minimum waiting period after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) is 6
months - ✔✔A driver with a history of childhood febrile seizures may be cleared.
The seizure free interval off anticonvulsant medication is 5 years for a driver with a
history of a single unprovoked seizure. The waiting period for epilepsy is 10 years
seizure free and off anticonvulsant medication. The waiting period for TIA is usually 1
year.
✔✔The symptom free waiting period for acute and chronic vestibulopathy and
